*URGENT* Gas Explosion At West Virginia Shelter *HELP NEEDED*

(Crossposted). This is so awful. :( Anyone here in that vicinity and able to help in any way? :confused:

Shelter Explosion - help needed

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> PLEASE CROSSPOST

> It is with the heaviest of hearts that I write this post. I can't stop
> crying. We need help!
>
> There's been a gas explosion at the Mason County shelter in Point
> Pleasant WV. It happened during the installation of the new heating
> system.
>
> All of the following information was gathered in the first hour after
> the explosion. Details may change as things settle down and volunteers
> get there to help assess the situation.
>
> All of the staff members made it out alive. Danielle, the shelter
> director, has suffered smoke inhalation from going back in to rescue
> animals.
>
> Of all the cats/kittens at the shelter, only one made it out alive. It
> had to be resuscitated. No idea if it will live.
>
> It is believed that all of the puppies died in the fire and
> smoke...the staff couldn't get to the puppy or cat rooms to pull them
> out.
>
> They were able to get to the large dog kennels and pull out a lot of
> the dogs. They basically pushed them out the door and the dogs are
> running loose. Not all got out. Some died in the initial explosion,
> others probably of smoke inhalation. Initial estimate is that
> approximately 50-60 dogs were pushed out the door by the dedicated
> kennel staff who refused to give up trying to save them.
>
> At the moment, the building appears to be a total loss. All they have
> is possibly the use of a few outside pens. The remaining dogs are
> being rounded up now.
>
> It's cold in WV...there's no indoor place to house these animals.
>
> Supplies needed (I'm sure this list will grow)
>
> Dog food
> Water & food bowls
> Leashes & collars
>
> They need a building...can someone in or near Mason County WV loan
> them the use of a vacant building until they can move these dogs out
> to rescues? For location purposes, their zip code is 25550. Shelter is
> located in Point Pleasant.
>
> The rescues they work with on a regular basis have been contacted and
> hopefully will be able to take some dogs into foster care.
> This is the home of the Mason County Animal Welfare League (MCAWL), a
> group of volunteers that have been trying to make this a no-kill
> shelter. If you've seen any posts about them recently, you know how
> hard they've been working to help these animals. Email contacts are
> volunteers who are not located at the shelter, so anyone wishing to
> help can still reach them via the email address on the website:
> [email protected]
> Here is the Petfinder site: http://masoncounty.petfinder.com
> As we find out which dogs are alive, we will put the word ALIVE next
> to their name on the site.
>
> PLEASE CROSSPOST THIS EVERYWHERE--
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