{"id":87423,"date":"2020-10-03T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-03T10:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/stream-apartment-fire-facebook\/"},"modified":"2020-10-03T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T10:35:00","slug":"streamers-apartment-catches-fire-live-burns-down-community-lends-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/10\/03\/streamers-apartment-catches-fire-live-burns-down-community-lends-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamer’s Apartment Catches Fire Live, Burns Down; Community Lends Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jake Best, a Facebook Gaming streamer who goes by the alias BogDog28, was livestreaming the multiplayer psychological horror game<\/a> Phasmaphobia <\/em>with some friends on Thursday, October 1, when the unimaginable happened. In the space of two short minutes, his apartment caught on fire and Best lost almost everything. Best\u2019s German shepherd Denver, who is well-known in the streamer\u2019s community, was at his mother\u2019s when the fire broke out and is safe.<\/p>\n

In a brief video shared on his Facebook and Twitter pages, as Best and his fellow party members prep to start their game, the streamer appears to take a phone call and steps out of the room. Shortly afterward, a fire alarm goes off, stops momentarily, and then begins sounding again. Live on stream, the lighting in Best\u2019s room gradually dims and, shortly after the minute mark, black smoke<\/a> can be seen coming in from the top of the door and quickly covering the ceiling. In approximately 30 seconds, the entire room fills with smoke and the screen goes black.<\/p>\n

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Best shared the video with the intention of showing people just how quickly a fire can spread and wreak havoc on a person\u2019s life. \u201cCheck your fire extinguisher,\u201d he advised. \u201cHave a plan.\u201d In a Facebook livestream<\/a> later that day, with his hands still black with smoke, Best explained that when he went for the fire extinguisher in the apartment building\u2019s hallway, it didn\u2019t work. The streamer revealed that most of the contents in his apartment were lost and anything that could be salvaged still sustained smoke damage.<\/p>\n

Best was able to salvage and wash some clothes, but concerned members of the community have rallied around the displaced streamer, donating money to his PayPal account. Best will also be setting up a GoFundMe that fans can contribute to. Other streamers on Facebook Gaming<\/a> have been holding fundraisers to help support Best and get him back on his feet. He also had insurance and has stated that he is waiting to hear back from a claim adjustor to see what exactly will be covered by his policy.<\/p>\n