Clean up process continues
WMAR-2 NEWS' ERIN MACPHERSON.SHE'S LIVE IN NORTHWESTBALTIMORE WITH MORE ON THELONG ROAD TO RECOVERY FPEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY.IN SUCH A TRAGEDY IT ISREMARKABLE TO SEE HOW MUCH THECOMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER -THEY'VE EVEN HAD TO PUT UP ASIGN HERE AT THE RED CROSSDONATION STAGING AREA STOPPINGSOME DONATIONS SINCE THEY'VESEEN SO MANY.
-- ABLIB WHATSEE, PILES OF CLOTHES...WATER... .
EVERYONE IN THISAREA HAS REALLY STEPPED UP TOHELP - NOT JUST WITH THESEDONATIONS BUT WITH THEIRTIME..
VOLUNTEERING TO HELPOTHERS.
BALTIMORE CITYCOUNCILMAN ISAAC YITZYSCHLEIFER WAS SHUTTLING PEOPLETO THEIR HOMES AND HELPINGTHEM WITH THEIR NEXT STEPS.THAT WAS THE MAIN FOCUS HEREYESTERDAY - GETTING PEOPLEBACK INTO THEIR HOMES TOASSESS THE DAMAGE AND GRABSOME BELONGINGS -- SOME PEOPLEWERE ABLE TO STAY BACK IN IFTHEY'RE BUILDING WAS DEEMEDSAFE AND THE DAMAGE WASN'T TOOBAD.
EVERYONE WE SPOKE WITHJUST HAPPY TO BE ALIVE -- SOMTHANKS THREE LOCAL HEROES WHOJUMPED INTO ACTION..”Antoinetta Parrish - Localhero ((THERE WERE TWO TIMECODES??)) 16:48:12-16:48:17---- 16:49:57-16:50:03“I wentand I was telling theneighbors hey therall need to move back.
Getpeople out of their houses.
Ifanybodythem get them out get themout” Shay Bond - Local hero16:52:15-16:52:33“One of mynext door neighbors Tyshaunknew I was in a car accidentso he was like Shay no moveout the way.
Iforget the cane I gotta help.Iblocks and everything out ofthe way.
I was able to see herarm in like mam wew” DeanJones - Local hero16:58:56-16:58:07“We builtlike a bond.
Itdonita little family now” .
THESETHREE PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW EACHOTHER AT ALL BEFORE MONDAY --ONE THING THEY HAVE IN COMMONOTHER THAN THEIR INSTINCT THELP, THEY DON'T THINK THEY'REHEROES.
SOMETHING MANY IN THISCOMMUNITY WOULD DISAGREE WITH.IN ADDITION TO THE THREE HOMESDESTROYED -- ABOUT 50 OTHERHOMES WERE IMPACTED -- THEBLAST TOOK OUT WINDOWS ANDDOORS.
THE PLAN TODAY,CONTINUE THE CLEAN UP PROCESS-- AND HELPING THESE PEOPLEAFFECTED REBUILD.
LIVE IN NWBMORE - EMAC.LET'S HEAD OUT TO MARK ROPERNOW.
HE'S LIVE FROM THE S
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