Baton Rouge family loses at home to shoot, need winter clothes, a place to live – AOL

Baton Rouge, La. (Brproud)-Outside a dozen people, including nine children, have lost everything after a rapidly moving fire destroyed Duplex in Baton Rouge this week.

One of the families affected by the fire talks about how he destroyed their home.

Amy Mejgie and her daughter Ashley Jimenez lived with their friend Bonnie Pellegram on Tracy Avenue. They were all inside a home that included nine children and four adults. After the fire, the families who once lived together have lost everything.

Mejja is the mother of 6-year-old Eli and the grandmother of 8-year-old Manasseh. Both children have skin injuries due to the fire. Not only did the Manasseh have scars, but he also lost his close friend Dielon Daniels, at 8 years old, when shooting outside the barber shop last week. He is now left without a friend and a stable home.

“My children, you know, they continue to ask,” When can we go home? When can we get home? “, Complained to Jimenes.

Jimenes, who was inside the home that sleeps with his children when the fire happened, woke up and saved his children with the help of his friend Bonnie.

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“She made it out to my window and it was like,” Lay the kids! Take out the kids! The house is on fire! So, every time I got out of bed, the smoke struck my face … black smoke everywhere, ”Jimenes recalled.

This is not the first time the meja family lost a home.

“Katrina, both floods in 2016. It’s almost like:” Just give up, “but we can’t. We are tired of recovering, “Mejja said.

The family now begins the process of restoring and restoring emotionally after the complete loss of their home, including basic needs, as well as valuable possessions such as ashes of loved ones. This festive season, they want community support with items such as winter clothes, financial assistance and most importantly – a safe place to stay.

“The first goal is to find a place,” said Mejgie, who hopes they will be lucky to find a landlord, who will be condescending to the deposit requirements.

The Baton Rouge Fire Service said it was continuing an investigation to determine the cause of the fire.

Anyone who wants to help the families Mejja and Jimenez can donate through this page to Gofundme or miss donations to 7781 Kingsley Drive in Denham Springs. Those who want to help Bonnie Pellegram’s family can visit this Gofundme page.

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