Twitch streamer's house catches fire and starts to burn down while on livestream

Twitch streamer GimpyG recently faced a near-death situation when his garage caught fire and he was forced to evacuate his house while on a livestream. Gimpy did not have the time to turn off the broadcast before he was carried away from his streaming setup.

While the streamer has incurred many material losses, including his streaming setup, he and his family are unharmed.

After fire tragedy, fans and friends begin a fund to help Twitch streamer GimpyG rebuild his streaming setup

The streamer was in the middle of a Diablo 2: Resurrected stream, enjoying himself and casually recounting stories with his audience. Later, he was startled to hear from someone in the house that they would be calling 911 since their garage was on fire.

The other person in the room, revealed later to be his nephew, informed him that they needed to leave and escorted him to safety, but his livestream was still on. His audience and fellow streamer could see the smoke slowly filling up the room, indicating that this was no small fire. However, there was no way of knowing whether Gimpy and the others in his house were safe until he posted a tweet informing his fans of his safety.

GimpyGod is a streamer who suffers from muscular dystrophy, which means he has to use adaptive gameplay equipment to stream the games he plays. Furthermore, the streamer also uses a wheelchair van to stream.

Unfortunately, none of those things made it through the fire, as Gimpy himself confirmed. However, the streamer seemed relieved that his cats were unharmed.

Naturally, being a professional streamer, GimpyG had a very expensive streaming setup. It will be difficult for him to replace it immediately, especially since his setup included adaptive equipment. Therefore, the streamer's friends and fans have shown their support by starting a fund to raise the money required for Gimpy to rebuild his setup after the fire.

The streamer recently took to Reddit to provide an update on his current situation.

While everyone is glad that Twitch streamer GimpyGod and his family are safe, it might be a while before he is able to stream again.

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