Family asking for help after losing everything in a north Toledo house fire [Video]

Wayne Alexander and his family are living in a motel in the city following the fire. But he says if they don’t find the money to stay, they’ll be homeless.

TOLEDO, Ohio — It’s been nearly two weeks since a fire on Homer Avenue in north Toledo took out a home leaving families displaced. One of those families is now seeking support from the community after losing nearly everything in the fire.

Wayne Alexander, his wife, and his uncle are currently staying at the Crown Inn Motel on West Alexis Road in a single room, scraping by with the little bit they can afford.

“I’m wearing the same clothes I’ve been wearing since the fire,” Alexander said.

The clothes on his back and a blanket salvaged two weeks ago are the only tangible things left from his home. The fire destroyed the rest and left them without a place to …

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