Disaster loan center for those affected by Overbrook apartment fire to close Friday
Possible claimants will have until March 15 to apply for the loans, but it is easier to do so in person, officials say.
A center set up at the Haddington Branch Library to help those affected by a five-alarm fire that destroyed an Overbrook apartment building last month obtain low-interest disaster loans will close Friday.
Possible claimants will have until March 15 to apply for the loans, but it is easier to do so in person, said Karen Knapik, a spokesperson for the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Disaster Assistance.
More than 60 people were displaced by the fire Dec. 10 at the Overbrook Gardens apartments, 63rd and Jefferson Streets. The loans are available to businesses and residents affected by the fire.
Applicants must have a credit history acceptable to the SBA and show the ability to repay all loans, the agency said. The center will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Haddington Library is at 446 N. 65th St.
The agency said it became involved in the relief effort after Gov. Tom Wolf made a request Jan. 10. It said the relief effort was not affected by the partial government shutdown.
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