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VERNON â Efforts are underway to help residents who were displaced by a massive fire that occurred Sunday morning in an apartment complex at 26 Union St. The Cornerstone Foundation, a faith-based nonprofit that operates two homeless shelters, a soup kitchen, and a food pantry in town, is working to collect donations for the residents of the building, which has been deemed uninhabitable. The fire displaced 27 people, including four children. FIRE VICTIMS DONATIONS SOUGHT: Cash, clothing, gift cards for victims of Sundayâs fire at a downtown apartment building in Vernon WHERE: Cornerstone Foundation, 93 E. Main St., Vernon BUILDING STATUS: Uninhabitable, leaving 27, including four children, displaced; restoration planned