Support for Amesbury family who lost everything in flat fire

Samantha Spencer, 27, was running the bath for her four-month-old baby Meadow, when she saw smoke coming from her kitchen.

She quickly moved across the flat, with her baby in her arms, and accompanied her young children from their bedrooms to safety.

The family moved into the home two years ago and purchased many new items when they moved in.

Giant Storage offered support two families affected by a flat fire in Amesbury. (Image: Giant Storage)

Their belongings were damaged either by fire or by the water used to tackle the flames.

Samantha was told by the fire crew that it was started by a smart toaster that was plugged in at the wall, and spread when it connected to her air fryer.

Following the fire, Samantha and partner Joshua and their four children were offered help by Giant Storage.

A spokesman for Giant Storage said: "This devastation destroyed everything they had, and we offered the family free storage with removals and donations of household furniture and beds, and whatever we could help with to help them replace some of the items they lost."

In a thank you message, Samantha said: "We couldn’t thank you enough for giving us that storage unit whilst we was getting all our stuff together from what people have donated us, you took away the stress off where we was going to store all off our stuff and made it easier for us, thank you so much from me, Josh and our four babies."

The fire also affected another resident, Abigail Burden, who lived in the flat below and, as a result, her home was devastated by water damage.

She and her daughter were offered two months of free storage and help moving their belongings.

Abigail said: "I can’t even put into words how grateful I am for your support.

"Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

"You’ve made a really difficult time so much easier."

The company are also providing free storage to local charities including Amesbury Baby Bank and Old Sarum Longhedge Pantry.

A spokesperson for Amesbury Baby Bank said: "Thank you. Without you guys, there would be no more Amesbury Baby Bank."

Giant Storage is offering a free 20ft storage container for 12 months, including a free van and man removal service, to a local charity.

Go to giantstorage.co.uk/salisbury-self-storage/ for more.

The offer is open across three of its locations - Salisbury, Yeovil and Frome.