THE NAVCO CHRONICLE

Early Morning Blaze at House of Refuge Nearly Contained โ€“ Fire Personnel Still On Scene

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Around 2:30 A.M. on Thursday morning, Corsicana Fire Rescue personnel were dispatched to the House of Refuge women and childrenโ€™s shelter, located on Collin Street in Corsicana.

At the time of the incident, 5 families- thirteen individuals were rescued safely from the blaze.

Corsicana Fire Chief Mike Ryan has informed The NavCo Chronicle that the cause of the blaze is undetermined, but is more than 90% contained.ย  โ€œWe have 3 investigators working on this case.โ€

The Salvation Army, Compassion Corsicana, The Dr. Kent Rogers Clinic, First Baptist Corsicana, Northside Baptist Church are assisting the displaced families. Victoria Burnett, of The Inn Corsicana, has opened her home to the displaced families, until housing can be found for the families displaced from this tragic event.

Compassion Corsicana released a statement on social media on Thursday morning, stating, โ€œWe would like to give special thanks to the Corsicana Fire Department for their quick response, the Red Cross, Pastor Daniel Harper for opening the Northside Baptist Church Care Center, Terisa Zuniga and the Corsicana Salvation Army as well as First Baptist Church for providing clothing and shoes, and Just Wright Dental for generously donating dental care kits.โ€

If you would like to make a monetary donation, please visit: www.CompassionCorsicana.org. Checks can be made payable to Compassion Corsicana with House of Refuge in the memo line. You can mail donations to P.O Box 2256 Corsicana, TX 75151.

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More details will be published as more information becomes available.

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