EXCLUSIVE: JetBlue comes to aid of family whose daughter died in tragic fire Facebook Melissa Mendez, 15, was killed in an uptown building fire on Aug. 18. JetBlue will be the wind beneath the wings of a heartbroken Hamilton Heights family having trouble scraping together the money needed to bury their 15-year-old angel, who perished in a blistering fire. The airline reached out to fire victim Melissa Mendez’s family over the weekend and has offered to shave funeral expenses by offering free flights to the Dominican Republic, where the teen will be buried, an airline spokeswoman said. TOMAS E. GASTON Fire ripped through the 136th St. structure Aug. 18. Enlarge Joe Marino/New York Daily News JetBlue is working with the Mendez family to help them fly to the Dominican Republic for the funeral. Enlarge JetBlue learned about the Mendez family’s plight after reading a story about their struggles in the Daily News. TOMAS E. GASTON The building on 136th. St. where Melissa Mendez perished. “We are now in contact with the family members and are working to assist them,” said Elizabeth Ninomiya, corporate communications manager for JetBlue Airways’ Latin American and Caribbean region. Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News A firefighter in what appears to be the fire apartment on the fifth floor [...] newsnyork/exclusive-jetblue-comes-to-aid-of-family-whose-daughter-died-in-tragic-fire/
Posted on: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 08:31:26 +0000
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