Hempstead residents return home for 1st time since fire
The cause of the fire is still being investigated. (February 16, 2013)
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Hempstead Fire Donations
If you would like to make a financial donation to help pay for funeral costs for Guadalupe Ramirez and her 8-year-old son Fernando who died in the apartment fire in Hempstead, please send it to:
Hempstead Hispanic Civic Association
236 Main St.
Hempstead, NY 11550
Family asks help with fire victims' funeral costs
Second death in Hempstead house fire
8-year-old killed in Hempstead fireHEMPSTEAD - Residents were finally able to return to the Hempstead building that went up in flames last weekend, killing two.
Residents returned to the apartment complex to try and salvage the belongings they have left. The fire ripped through the apartment complex last Saturday morning during the blizzard, killing 38-year-old Guadalupe Ramirez and her 8-year-old son.
Village officials told News 12 that the owner has been slapped with half a dozen violations in the past year. People who live there say there have been at least three fires in the past 10 years.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated. A fund has also been set up to help pay for Ramirez and her son's funeral.
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