BUFFALO, N.Y. — It's been one week since three firefighters were hurt battling a massive 3-alarm blaze on Hagen Street in the City of Buffalo.
More than a dozen people were impacted by the devastating fire that started in a car, then spread to two nearby houses.
A number of Buffalo organizations came together Sunday to collect money, clothing, and furniture for the five adults and 12 children that lost their homes.
"They are families who have been in their houses for five or six years who stabilized this community, and that is a plus," Leonard Lane, president of Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S., told 2 On Your Side.
"So here is our opportunity to wrap our arms around both of these families and donate back to them what they've been giving to the community for so long."
The Buffalo F.A.T.H.E.R.S. organization and Western New York Peacemakers also handed out food to everyone in the community who stopped by to help these two families.