6 Families Displaced In Milford Fire: UPDATE

MILFORD, CT — The American Red Cross is helping six families – seven adults after Saturday's fire on Foxwood Lane.

The Red Cross provided assistance to meet the families’ immediate needs. Responders included: Stephanie Franco, Patricia Breen, Susan Delgado and Susan Shaw.

The Red Cross is also providing comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant, shaving supplies and other items a resident might need when suddenly displaced from their home by a fire.

In addition, a recovery envelope containing information helpful to families recovering from a fire, including tips on cleanup; notification of important contacts; dealing with damaged items and more was provided.

Those affected will connect with Red Cross caseworkers in the coming days to work on a longer-term recovery plan. The Red Cross can provide assistance through the generosity of our donors and the commitment of our volunteers.

One firefighter was injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.