When people lose all their possessions

[Bretrick]

This forum say, Light hearted discussions though I find no other forum to place this.
This morning I drove past a house less than a mile from me that was gutted by fire overnight.
That must be such a devastating loss.
All we accumulate is inside our homes.
All out photos, all our memories, all our clothing, everything.
The immediate aftermath of such an incident is being homeless.
Where does one sleep the next night, the next week/month?
With available rentals being incredible hard to find, such an incident could be the downfall on anyone caught up in such an incident.
Some people have families to help them. Many people do not.
What chance has a single person with next to no close friends have?
They might never have a safe roof over their heads again.

 

[dilettante]

Indeed.

I know of other situations as dire too. Some have ended up homeless for some time. Finally get a job and then can barely cover a difficult living situation with little hope for anything better. Even worse, this can strike when already well past prime working years.