Firefighters to collect money for apartment fire victims
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The people left homeless after a fire forced destroyed two apartment buildings in Jeffersonville last week are going to get some help from the people who tried to save their homes.
The multi-alarm fire on April 16 at the Bridgepoint Apartments left some 80 people homeless with only the clothes on their backs.
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On Friday, April 24, Jeffersonville firefighters will be manning six roadblocks around the community to raise money for the victims.
The roadblocks will be set up from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the following locations in Jeffersonville:
- 8th & Wall Streets
- Market & Main
- 11th and Dutch Lane
- Port Road and Middle Road
- Veterans Parkway and Holmans Lane
- Truckers Blvd. and Hamburg Pike
In addition to the roadblocks, the International Association of Firefighters Local 558 has established a Go Fund Me account under the name "Bridgepoint Fire Relief."
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