Community comes together to help one another after deadly Baltimore explosion

Debilitating heat, three houses gone and lives lost, it seems like an insurmountable disaster but this is Baltimore and people help out.

DISASTER BUT, THIS IBALTIMORE AND PeOPLE HELP OUOF COURSE THE RED CROSS ANDSOME GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CAMEHERE BUT WMAR 2 NEWSHARRISON TELLS US HOW ONEWOMEN TOOK IT ON HER OWNSHOULDERS TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE.Stand up: This explosionbrought emergency personnelfrom all across the region.People in the community wantedto help as well and in trueBaltimore fashion, they showedup!

Nat: Baltimore my wholelife, as you can see,“Shefrom Baltimor” (points to herT-shirt)& Track: When RuwaydahAmim saw the explosionyesterday, visions of 911 cameback to her.

As a 14 year oldshe wanted to do something forthe people in New York butfelt helpless.

Sot: Do whatyou gotta do.

I couldnit to New York for that butIliterally right here in my zipcode.

Track: She called herboss right away and said Ihave to come here and help.Sot: she was fine.

She saidwetogether.

Get to work when youget to work, itYes, she can have onedefinitely.

You needsomething?

Track: Amim all dayand into the night after theexplosion.

I talked to a womenwho was two doors down Sot:Itcried 4 times last night,between last night and hearingthe stories.

I talked to theguy who house it actually wasand how distraught he was.

Italked to the person who wastwo doors down and she cameand had nothing, going to ahotel so I helped her to hercar.

It just basically being agood samaritan.

Iany particular group onothing.

Icare about one another and wehelp one another out& Track:Theresa Pankey told hergrandson to get off the videogames to help out.

School maynot be in session yet butPankey had some lessons toshare.

Sot:(Grandma- Theresa)..and I wanted him to learnthat he is suppose to takecare of his city no matte whatand help out.

Sot: (Grandson)It makes me feel good becauseI get to help people thatneeds help because they donhave a home.

Sot: (Ruwaydah)Everything about my city Ilove and thatI 31?, 31 years of my lifejust have been her and Irefuse to move.

Stand up: theRed Cross and otherorganizations set up alongside of Amim.

She tells me shewill be here as long as thereis a need.

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