An organization helps a man who lost his home in a fire

A man in Nova Scotia was able to count on the kindness of a humanitarian organization after losing his house and his dog in a fire.

On October 21, the fire ravaged the home of David Ballum-Haftkaon Brunswick Street in Halifax.

Since then, the retired teacher has lived in a park of tiny houses for homeless people, Dartmouth.

Volunteers from Team Rubicon Canada, a humanitarian organization formed by veterans and specializing in recovery efforts following natural disasters, will be deployed in the area, flew to the rescue.

On Saturday, Epic Rubicon volunteers dedicated a day to cleaning up the rubble on its grounds. He can now sell the property.

A potential buyer can now see what is left of the building and see what will be needed for its reconstruction. For now, all that’s left are brick walls.relate Roger Sloanfrom the Rubicon team.

The task of cleaning up his property was enormous, explained David Ballum-Haftka.

I didn’t have insurance, so hiring a disaster cleanup company wasn’t possible, since it’s expensive. I got quotes, but now I don’t have to worry about thathe said.

The accidental fire was caused by an electric stove, concluded the Halifax Fire Department, which noted the absence of smoke detectors.

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David Ballum-Haftka will store the objects he recovered from the rubble, while waiting to find a new home.

Grateful, the victim said he was overwhelmed by the kindness of people towards him.

According to the report by Paul Légère