{"id":65266,"date":"2013-05-09T13:44:03","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T17:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=65266"},"modified":"2023-01-24T13:48:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T18:48:22","slug":"lewiston-downtown-fires-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2013\/05\/09\/lewiston-downtown-fires-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus extends helping hands to downtown fire relief efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Firefighting technology at work at a Pierce Street apartment building in Lewiston on May 3, 2013. The fire engulfed four buildings and was the second of three multi-building fires in the city between April 29 and May 6. Photograph by Michael Bradley\/Bates College.<\/p><\/div>\n

Three fires in downtown Lewiston since April 29, 2013, have destroyed 10 buildings and displaced nearly 200 Lewiston residents.<\/p>\n

The details have been reported in the Lewiston Sun Journal<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

As the Lewiston-Auburn community rallies to support the victims, Bates is coordinating campus efforts to participate in the relief initiatives. A Bates response<\/a> webpage listing events, volunteer opportunities, most-urgent needs, local charities and fundraising initiatives will be updated as needed. Please direct any questions to Kristen Cloutier of the Harward Center for Community Partnerships at kcloutie@bates.edu<\/a> or 207-786-6202.<\/p>\n

Bates Director of Security Tom Carey\u00a0said that his team is actively monitoring campus buildings and remains in close touch with the Lewiston Police Department. As a precautionary measure, Bates Security has enhanced its overnight coverage of the campus and immediate environs, he said.<\/p>\n

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