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They organize a collection for displaced people after fire in Sunset Park

Councilman Carlos Menchaca’s office has organized collection banks for donations of clothing and personal hygiene products for families displaced by the November 3 fire at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park.

The incident affected 34 residents, including elderly adults and at least 12 children, mostly of Mexican origin or like Heidi, who came from Honduras.

“We don’t have clothes. The children don’t have clothes or how to go to school. Let’s see if they help us with that,” says Heidi Vigil, one of the fire victims.

The Menchaca office will receive the donations at 4417 Fourth Avenue, this Sunday from 2 to 6 in the afternoon; as well as Monday from 12pm to 5pm and Tuesday and Wednesday from 10am to 5pm. But the main effort is fundraising for those who lost everything.

“Donate money because they will need it to buy all the things they need. We are working with the families so that they can have housing. They are in hotels, at the moment, and they need affordable housing in Sunset Park,” explains Menchaca.

And this is also the main concern of displaced neighbors, especially parents like Heidi, who has two little children of school age: “We need a place to live, more for the children. We need support, more for them than for Supposedly, until today the hotel was extended but they gave us another five days. “

The Mexican consulate promised to help their compatriots who, as a result of the fire, were left without identity documents. Heidi is among the lucky ones who managed to recover them before the flames consumed their homes: “The documents, I had time to remove them. Thank God only material things were lost and thank God we are all healthy.”

Monetary contributions to support these families can be made through the website: tinyurl.com/sunsetparkfirefund

For its part, the Fire Department has recommended that New Yorkers change the batteries in their smoke and carbon dioxide detectors when setting their clocks this weekend.

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