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Store Manager Gives Man a Trailer After Fire Destroys Home

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Store Manager Gives Man a Trailer After Fire Destroys Home
William Berkshire lost his home and everything in it after his travel trailer went up in flames outside of Roy's General Store in Traverse City, Michigan. The store's manager felt so bad for the now homeless guy known as Mountain Man, he gave him a rarely used camper trailer so he would have somewhere to live. Hentschel posted the news on the store's Facebook Page and asked others to help too. Within two days, Mountain Man had clothes, bedding and boots and dishes. American Waste also donated a dumpster for him to use as he cleans up the rubble.

In the blink of an eye, William Berkshire lost his home and everything in it after his travel trailer went up in flames outside of Roy's General Store in Traverse City, Michigan on Sunday night.

The store's manager felt so bad for the now homeless guy known as Mountain Man, he gave him a rarely used camper trailer so he would have somewhere to live.

"I look at this disaster … and that could be any of us, it really could," Rob Hentschel told UpNorthLive.com. "We're all human beings, we're all neighbors. I had something that I could live without, and he needed a place."

Hentschel posted the news about the fire on Roy's General Store Facebook Page and asked others to donate items of clothing if they could. Within two days, Mountain Man had clothes, bedding and boots and dishes. American Waste also donated a dumpster for him to use as he cleans up the rubble.

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