I’m learning so much from the fire in our building last month and I’m partly surprised, but also not surprised that there isn’t anyone assigned to help you navigate through all the issues after the fire.

Like, there should be some kind of case worker that the city hires to help you figure out how to deal with insurance, your landlord, your apartment unit repairs and/or mold from water damage, and temporary housing, but there isn’t.

#NYC #ApartmentFire #ApartmentFireDisplacement

Reposting for a #Seattle comrade and their household who lost basically everything in their home in a fire.

The fire seems to be from a faulty dishwasher they reported to their apartment multiple times as being broken but was never fixed.

Venmo: @sebastian-dorrance, CashApp: $sebastiandorrance, PayPal: @sebastiandorrance
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Some photos from today. Very very few things were salvagable. We were able to save some of our string instruments, patio chairs, and a handful of other small hard items like metal jewelry and crystals.

I want to thank everyone who has donated and reached out to us so far. We’ve been nonstop busy with phone calls, insurance, and paperwork since this happened, so it’s been hard for us to communicate as much as we want to with everyone. The outpouring of support has been incredible, but anything we can get helps. We’re still at the beginning of rebuilding our lives and the mountains of paperwork and phone calls that go into it, once I have a better handle on other ways we could use support, I’ll post and/or reach out. I also intend to hold an in memorium post for at least Leaf, and may let Jordan and Gus to get to say some words about Paul and Poppy first, respectively.

Thanks again everyone. We are currently looking for very affordable 2 bed home/apartments in the Seattle area, pref on the north side. Let us know if you have leads. We’re still in need of financial donations if possible. Venmo is @sebastian-dorrance, cash app is $sebastiandorrance, PayPal is @sebastiandorrance
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#Aid #Fire #HouseFire #ApartmentFire #PetDeath #Homeless #Unhoused #SeattleWA #LakeCity #LakeForestPark

Apartment fire in NYC started by lithium-ion batteries in electric scooter NYC looking at regulations https://rec-law.us/3AaLnC2

@recreationlaw #RecLaw #RecreationLaw #nyc #apt #lithium #lithiumionbattery #lithiumion #apartmentfire #regulations #electricscooter #batteries #scooter