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UPDATE: Assistance sought for family displaced by Thursday night fire
Greenville Herald-Banner (TX)
Feb. 26 Donations are being accepted for a
Hunt County family who lost their home in a Thursday night fire which was believed to have been started by a lightning stoke.
Kate Olsen-Danhounsrou organized a GoFundMe page for her brother Bryce and his family, who had to deal with the fire after having survived last week s winter storm and having moved into the house on
Country Oak Lane just over three weeks earlier. Last night, they were fortunate to have made it out of the home, and no one was injured, Olsen-Danhounsrou said. Their sweet 7-year-old grabbed his baby sister out of her pack and play and ran out of the house. He said Mom, please don t be mad I left my (Nintendo) switch and grabbed sissy instead. Although their insurance will likely cover most things, this is a devastating loss.
Area first responders have been doing more than usual during the ice storm, working non-stop to deal with traffic accidents and helping people who had to manage with no heat.
As Hunt County residents managed to deal with rolling blackouts, low to now water pressure and the coldest weather in decades, area first responders handled emergencies for everything ranging from fires to busted pipes to stranded animals.
And while the end may be nearing for the worst winter storm in recent memory, the after effects are expected to be around for quite some time.
As of press time Thursday, the City of Greenville and several nearby communities were under boil water notices due to low water pressure issues, which may have been resolved. The Texas Commission on Environment Quality requires water-providing entities to notify customers to boil water in certain instances when water provided might contain bacteria or other microbes.