MILLCREEK – The Millcreek Willow Glen Apartment Fire left ashes of trauma for residents who are now homeless.
“Everything we owned is gone,” Laura Steadman, who lived in a bottom-floor apartment, said. “Both my husband and I were home on Friday when we heard this loud bang on the door. When we opened the door, the smoke was thick, and I heard someone yell, ‘Get out.’”
Laura and Aidan Steadman lived in that Willow Glen apartment for almost three years. In the rush to safety, Aidan left his wallet and cellphone behind.
“Because the flames swallowed up our birth certificates, it is now so hard to get a new driver’s license,” Laura Steadman said. “My wedding ring is in the rubble. I was cleaning when the fire roared through; I had taken it off to clean. My wedding dress is gone too.”…