Santa Barbara Residents Getting Help from Neighbors After Losing it All in House Fire

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - After a recent massive house fire on the Santa Barbara Eastside, residents are coming together to help the residents who are displaced.

Ten residents including a small child lived in the home.

Flames were shooting out in all directions when Santa Barbara Firefighters arrived but they could not save the structure.  The cause is under investigation.

Hearing of the tragedy some residents nearby mobilized immediately.

"We said we had to do something. We had to help," said Community Leader Sebastian Aldana. He and his wife went to the house.

"People are coming together in different ways," said Aldana.

Donations so far have included clothing and personal necessities.     

The people who lost their housing were not all from the same family and are trying to relocate, even temporarily.

They are getting not only support from the neighborhood, but from Santa Barbara County Social Services and the American Red Cross.

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