U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Geary Estates Fire Victims

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (Sept. 21, 2026) — U-Haul® of Northern Kansas is offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box® container use to residents displaced by a fire at the Geary Estates apartment complex. 

A suspected lightning strike sparked the fire on Sept. 20, displacing residents of the complex located at 1215 Cannon View Lane Junction City, Kan. Local officials and relief organizations are assisting affected families as cleanup gets underway. 

Access to self-storage units is vital to communities when natural disasters strike. U-Haul is ready to help anyone affected by the fire who needs a secure storage solution at no cost for one month. 

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage rentals at U-Haul Moving & Storage of Junction City, located at 400 E. Ash Street and is based on availability. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.  

Residents affected by the fire can contact the store directly at (785) 209-3881 to arrange free storage. 

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder. 

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock. 

About U-HAUL 

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 25,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 207,600 trucks, 136,500 trailers and 43,200 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,147,300 rentable storage units and 100.3 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play. 

Contact: 

Dillon Rosenblatt 

E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com 

Phone: 602-263-6194 

Website: uhaul.com