Unlucky Memphis Man Loses 3 Homes in 4 Months to Elements
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Davin Roberson. (MyFOXMemphis)
Fire and weather have chased a Tennessee man from three homes in four months and left him with nothing more than his dog and the clothes on his back, MyFOXMemphis.com reported.
Davin Roberson said a small fire sparked by a gas leak in his apartment destroyed his kitchen while he was at work.
His landlord moved him to a nearby third floor apartment, when he lived for four months -- until a major electrical fire destroyed the entire building, the TV station reports.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“At first it was shock,” Roberson told MyFOXMemphis.com “I cried the first day. Then after about 24 hours, I realized it was OK. I almost lost my life once. So this is nothing; it’s all material.”
The Vietnam veteran said the Red Cross put up him and his neighbors in a Super 8 Motel, but not for long.
“A storm came and knocked the roof off… so we had to go,” Roberson told MyFOXMemphis.com.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}However, Roberson, who now is staying with his sister, said his luck isn’t keeping him down, and his friends are organizing a benefit concert to help him get back on his feet.
"I’ve had bad luck,” he said. “But it might be the best thing that happened to me because I found out who my real friends are.”