by Dan Leary
ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP – Two mobile homes were destroyed and a third damaged early Saturday evening at Crestlawn Village Trailer Park at 5255 State Road, said Ashtabula Township Fire Department Captain Jeff Maille.
Maille said an Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Department deputy was near the mobile home park and arrived on the scene before the fire department and informed them three trailers were on fire. Read More
by Dan Leary
It’s day one of cleanup following Tuesday’s heavy flooding, but some Broome County residents are now left wondering what their next step is going to be.
Many of the people staying at the Kirkwood Motel were forced to evacuate into shelters as rain came up into their rooms.
One who was staying at the motel recalled seeing a little bit of water coming into her room, and before she knew it, that water was above her bed and nearly above her waist. Read More
by Dan Leary
Six people were displaced and a recreational vehicle was destroyed Saturday morning at a mobile home park in San Jose, fire officials said.
Crews responded at 11:26 a.m. to the fire at the Foothills Mobilodge and RV Park near Virginia Place and South 34th Street and found the RV on fire, said San Jose fire Capt. Mike Van Elgort.
In addition, another RV and a mobile home were also damaged in the blaze, Van Elgort said.
No injuries were reported in the blaze.
by Dan Leary
Residents of a mobile home park in Plattsburgh who were displaced by severe flooding in January moved back into new homes Tuesday.
In January an ice jam formed in the Saranac River that led to flooding of the Underwood Estates Mobile Home community in Plattsburgh. Nearly 200 people living in 70 homes were evacuated. The city was not eligible for FEMA or state recovery aid. Governor Andrew Cuomo toured the damage shortly after the water receded and vowed to help. “These 70 residences need help. So I don’t care that it doesn’t fit into a state program. I don’t care that it doesn’t fit into a federal program. We’re going to reimburse people for their losses. We’re going to make $7 million available, up to $100,000 per home. I don’t think they’ll even get to that level per home.”
by Dan Leary
“Me and my granddaughter was outside doing some work and we were getting the tools up before it rained and then there was a tree right by the trailer. The wind blew it straight up and landed on top of the mobile home,” Mangrom says
“It’s caving in! It’s caving! What do I do? I didn’t know what was going on.” Tammy says
The family says Tammy was the only one inside when the tree collapsed.
“I thought maybe she got hurt or died in the mobile home,” Mangrom says.
Moments after the tree fell he made sure the granddaughter, Aleayah was safe before running inside to his wife.
“He came in, made Aleayah get in the van so that nothing else would happen to her. So he came in, helped me out and I said Oh my God. I’m glad that we’re all safe.” Tammy says.
Since the incident the family has been struggling to make ends meet.
Mangrom says he works two jobs: one full time and one part-time, working as many 12 hours, sometimes more a day.
The family is now staying at the Stay Lodge on Whitesville Road paying about $350 a week.
They say, they’re trying to replace the damaged mobile home but the cheapest ones cost about $38,000.
The family says Allstate only gave them $20,000 a new mobile home.
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