Residents rebuilding after fire destroys apartment on New Year's Eve
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A large fire tore through a Sherbrook apartment building on New Year's Eve, and now residents are picking up the pieces.
A large fire tore through a Sherbrook apartment building on New Year's Eve, and now residents are picking up the pieces.
One of those residents was Logan King, his mother, Jacinta King, said her son was one of the last people to escape the burning building.
"The firefighters or the EMT that looked at him afterwards said that it was a miracle that he made it out without any harm, with no smoke inhalation or anything like that," said King.
The Sherbrook apartment was rented by an organization called Turning Leaf Support Services, a non-profit that provides in-house support for people living with mental illness and intellectual challenges.
King's son Logan is autistic, and although he made it out safely, she said losing all his belonging has been challenging for him.
"The things that he's most concerned about is artwork that he made in school years ago, and things like that, that you can't replace."
King said her son is staying with her for the time being, but Red Cross has been putting most residents in hotels while Turning Leaf looks for new accommodations.
