Holy Fire Evacuees: U-Haul Offering 30 Days Free Self-Storage in Southern California

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Aug 09, 2018, 15:34 ET

TEMECULA, Calif., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Three U-Haul Companies in Southern California are extending 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents affected by the Holy Fire.

Some 20,000 residents are under mandatory evacuation orders from the wildfire that was started earlier this week and has consumed more than 9,600 acres.

Three U-Haul Companies in Southern California are extending 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents affected by the Holy Fire.

"This fire is raging on the border of Orange and Riverside counties," U-Haul Area District Vice President Eric Crocker said. "Thousands of people have been forced from their homes. As a compassionate member of these communities, we want to offer a secure place for our neighbors to store their belongings at no charge for 30 days."

U-Haul Companies of Orange County, Riverside and Oceanside have made five facilities across five cities available for the 30 days free disaster relief assistance program. Families seeking self-storage assistance should contact the nearest participating U-Haul facility:

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Corona
314 E. 6th St.
Corona, CA 92879
(951) 736-7811

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Murrieta
25086 Jefferson Ave.
Murrieta, CA 92562
(951) 239-4648

U-Haul Moving & Storage of San Clemente
310 Avenida Pico Ave.
San Clemente, CA 92672
(949) 492-2610

U-Haul Moving & Storage of San Juan Capistrano
33033 Camino Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
(949) 245-6478

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Temecula
27941 Jefferson Ave.
Temecula, CA 92590
(951) 972-8558

With U-Box containers, you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and take your U-Box with you. U-Haul also can store your U-Box container in our secure warehouses or pick up and deliver it to a location of your choice.

U-Haul is the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage with more than 21,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. 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.

The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental transactions to be carried out entirely on a smartphone at any hour – day or night. There are no membership fees. Simply visit uhaul.com to create an online account.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com

SOURCE U-Haul