More than 500 people take shelter at business, along with animals
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Among the places to open their doors to victims of Harvey ‘s flooding is a bowling alley in this coastal Texas city. Max Bowl general manager Jeff Tolliver says firefighters called Tuesday night (Aug. 29) to ask him to turn off the venue’s alarm system, and when he left around 2: 30 a.m., there were 80 to 100 people sheltering there.
By afternoon, there were more than 500, as well as 50 to 100 dogs and cats, a lizard and a monkey. He says the monkey “was a little surprising, ” but that everyone is trying to help.
My hero dad, port Arthur fire b chief, sent me these pics from the bowling alley after they took it over as shelter. It’s a monkey pic.twitter.com/Ish5AsUQ4D
The bowling alley’s cafe is feeding people. Others have been dropping off clothes, toiletries, water and other things.
Tolliver and his wife left their flooded home to stay with friends. He says he moved to Texas from Michigan a year ago to get away from the snow, but ended up with rain instead.
Max Bowl filled with evacuees #SETXNews #harvey pic.twitter.com/Jq9hPASwVv
