The Stockton community is currently grappling with a series of unfortunate events as the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton/San Joaquin has been struck by a fourth fire in just one month, with the most recent blaze reported to have occurred around 6:20 p.m. yesterday, bringing additional distress to an already burdened charitable operation that serves an essential need for the food insecure in San Joaquin County, KCRA reports.
According to the Stockton Fire Department, the latest fire began as a grass fire before spreading to and damaging a building and materials at the food bank, including a storage crate and several cardboard boxes that were located in the loading area, the initial report of the incident was made around 6:45 p.m. on the same day, and now Dr. Leonard Hansen, the CEO of the Emergency Food Bank, is faced with the monumental task of cleaning and sanitizing the affected equipment and areas as they continue their mission, he conveyed a sense of resilience in a statement obtained by CBS News.
Hansen emphasizes the scale of their operations, asserting that the food bank anticipates the arrival of about 500 cars daily; these numbers reflect not only individuals in dire need but also include 107 other sites and organizations that depend on the food bank’s provisions to support the community…