PR Newswire
WEST ALLIS, Wis. , May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents who have been displaced or impacted by a fire at the Morgan Grove Apartments near S. 108th St. and Morgan Avenue in West Allis .
The fire erupted early Wednesday morning, damaging at least 12 units and displacing many families.
"U-Haul is a proud member of this community, and we want to extend our thoughts and prayers to our neighbors," said Steve Hansen , U-Haul Company of South Eastern Wisconsin president. "Homes have been affected and we want to be able to give solace to people looking for a secure place to store their belongings."
The U-Haul disaster relief program applies to new self-storage unit rentals and is based on availability. People seeking more information or needing to arrange 30 days of free self-storage should contact:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Menomonee Valley
3530-3534 W. Pierce St.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
(414) 999-3167
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Waukesha
1450 S. West Ave.
Waukesha, WI 53189
(262) 347-3762
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Les Paul Parkway
925 Hwy. 164 S.
Waukesha, WI 53186
(262) 347-4903
U-Haul Moving & Storage of West Allis
924 S. 108th St.
West Allis, WI 53214
(414) 258-3692
Customers needing cardboard boxes can utilize the in-store Take a Box, Leave a Box program. U-Haul offers an area where customers can drop off used boxes in good condition, and others can access the boxes at no cost. U-Haul encourages anyone who has reusable boxes to drop them at the nearest U-Haul store location for this purpose.
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
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 23,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 192,200 trucks, 138,500 trailers and 44,500 towing devices. U-Haul is the third largest self-storage operator in North America and offers 949,000 rentable storage units and 81.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S., and continues to be the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. U-Haul has been recognized repeatedly as a leading "Best for Vets" employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6194
Website: uhaul.com
SOURCE U-Haul