Champagne's Family Recovery from Fire Loss

The fire that happened in Orlando, FL 07/05/24

Hi, my name is Champagne. Yesterday afternoon, my aunt and her family, who live in Orlando, lost everything because their neighbor's kids decided to light up fireworks and throw them into their apartment. My 16-year-old cousin was bathing her baby brother when it happened. She was able to get out on time with the baby, but nothing was saved. I'm grateful that they're alive, but now they are left with nothing but each other.

My cousin is supposed to be starting her senior year next month for school. The Red Cross came in and gave them $650 each last night, which is better than nothing, but that's not enough to replace everything that was lost. No one is ever prepared for anything like this. It's like losing a loved one. One stupid mistake a child decided to make caused damage to a family of 5.