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"Eight of the people left homeless by the Couch Street fire, including the young woman who was airlifted to a Syracuse hospital for treatment of burns, are SUNY Plattsburgh students.Using the WPTZ Mobile App? Click here for video from the fire. University President John Ettling said the school has services to help the victims.It will get the students temporary accommodations and meal access, new textbooks and school supplies as well as loaner computers.The college is not alone in its efforts; the Red Cross and United Way are also offering to help.\u201CWe'll be able to provide emergency shelter, food, clothing, comfort kits and hope, and we'll be working with the college to help these students to get through their recovery effort,\u201D said Lynn Gilbert, executive director for the North Country Chapter of the Red Cross.\u201CYou can call the United Way office and give your support, but I also think that direct support from friends and family is a thing to do in times of crisis like this,\u201D said the executive director of United Way of the Adirondack Region John Bernardi.Here are the numbers for the groups providing aid:SUNY Plattsburgh\u2019s Center for Student Involvement 518-564-4830North Country Chapter of the American Red Cross 518-561-7280United Way of the Adirondack Region 518-563-0028."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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