Fire crews remained on the scene of a 4 alarm fire more than 24 hours after it broke out early Christmas morning at the Drake Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
No one was killed in the fire that forced for than 200 people, many with children, out of their homes.
At least three people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation and are expected to survive.
Calls for donations received a massive response on Wednesday. Hundreds turned out to donate things like diapers, socks, mittens, blankets, and other items. In fact donations came in at such a rapid response Wednesday that officials had to stop accepting them.
There are ways to donate including:
- The Minnesota Red Cross is accepting donations here
- Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey announced on Wednesday that the Minneapolis Foundation has set up a fund specifically for those displaced by the fire. You can donate to the Minneapolis Foundation here.
Those displaced by the fire are staying at the nearby Bethlehem Baptist Church for the next few nights.
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