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Airbnb Offers Free Housing to LA Wildfire Victims | Los Angeles residents forced to evacuate can call 211 to be connected with a free place to stay.


Los Angeles residents forced to evacuate can call 211 to be connected with a free place to stay.

Airbnb says it is offering free temporary housing to residents of the Los Angeles area affected by the wildfires currently raging through Southern California. The company told Gizmodo that the woman had made her booking on the afternoon of January 7, after the wildfire had already begun, which is why it had initially refused to issue a refund. Other guests who had ongoing reservations in impacted areas of Southern California are eligible to end their trips early under Airbnb’s Major Disruptive Events Policy and will receive a fund for the remaining nights on their stay.

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