AUGUSTA (AP) — The more than two dozen people displaced by a fire in Augusta are getting help to find new housing.
A Housing and Resource Fair is being held today to help those in impacted by the Friday-morning fire that destroyed a four-story apartment building. Twentyseven people were displaced.
The event at the Gilbert Elementary School in Augusta will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Landlords and property management companies will be there to help those who were impacted by the fire find vacant apartments in the area.
Other groups, including the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Family Independence and the City of Augusta Health and Welfare, will be on hand at the event.
The Times Record Sustaining Sponsor
We believe a community must be informed to thrive. bowdoin.edu
Comments are not available on this story. Read more about why we allow commenting on some stories and not on others.
We believe it's important to offer commenting on certain stories as a benefit to our readers. At its best, our comments sections can be a productive platform for readers to engage with our journalism, offer thoughts on coverage and issues, and drive conversation in a respectful, solutions-based way. It's a form of open discourse that can be useful to our community, public officials, journalists and others.
We do not enable comments on everything — exceptions include most crime stories, and coverage involving personal tragedy or sensitive issues that invite personal attacks instead of thoughtful discussion.
You can read more here about our commenting policy and terms of use. More information is also found on our FAQs.
Show less