Quincy Apartment Fire: U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Self-Storage to Victims

ABINGTON, Mass. (March 18, 2019) — U-Haul Company of Southern Massachusetts and Cape Cod is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container usage to residents who have been displaced or affected by the Quincy apartment fire.

The three-alarm fire broke out at 41 Copeland St. around 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

“We want to extend our thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families,” stated Tom Hamilton, general manager of U-Haul Moving & Storage of Weymouth. “Everyone made it out safely, but homes have been affected. We want to support our community by offering a secure place for their belongings to be stored.”

Families seeking additional information or needing to arrange 30 days free self-storage should contact the nearest participating facility:

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Abington

403 Bedford St.

Abington, MA 02351

(339) 469-2970

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Stoughton

224 Washington St.

Stoughton, MA 02072

(781) 341-6861

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Weymouth

666 Bridge St.

Weymouth, MA 02191

(781) 331-4050

With U-Box containers, you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and take your U-Box with you. U-Haul also can store your U-Box container in our secure warehouses or pick up and deliver it to a location of your choice.

U-Haul is the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage with more than 21,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Andrea Batchelor

Jeff Lockridge

E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com

Phone: 602-263-6981

Website: uhaul.com