NEW HAVEN >> The American Red Cross is helping a local family that were victims of a fire yesterday on Blatchley Avenue.The Red Cross responders, Missy Lundeen, Mike Arthur and Alfonse Jacques provided assistance to meet the family's immediate needs. The Red Cross has also provided the family with comfort kits containing personal care items such as toothbrushes, deodorant; shaving supplies and other items a resident might not have been able to gather in the rush to escape the fire.