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Everett (AP/WBZ Newsroom) -- The holiday spirit of giving is on display in Everett where a neighborhood went up in flames Wednesday when burning fuel from a gasoline tanker ignited homes and dozens of cars.
No serious injuries, but many residents lost material goods, including the basics.
The Everett Human Services Department has received so many clothing donations for the victims that they are telling people not to bring in any more clothes.
Instead they recommend bringing in gift cards that families can use to purchase various necessities.
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Eagle Bank has set up a fund for the victims of the Everett explosion:
Main Street Fire Relief Fund
466 Broadway
Everett, MA 02149
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The main priority right now is getting housing for the approximately one dozen families who have been left homeless.
Some families have been staying in hotels.
The director of Human Services, Carolyn Lightburn tells WBZ Newsradio1030 that residents have called in, saying they have apartments available.
Monetary donations have been coming in to the Main Street Fire Relief Fund at Eagle Bank, and some of that money--she believes--will be used to help families secure housing. She said the outpouring of support for those effected by the fire has been nothing short of amazing.
State police say the driver of the tanker, 30-year-old Chad LaFrance of Dover, New Hampshire, was driving too fast as he entered the Sweetser rotary at Routes 16 and 99.
LaFrance has cited for speeding and for not carrying his medical certificate, which verifies his health.
State police say the investigation continues and further charges are possible.
Click here for more photos from the accident.
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