The air still smelled of smoke a day after a fire destroyed parts of a large homeless encampment in Huntsville.

City officials said there were no injuries or deaths resulting from the fire on Tuesday at the encampment on Derrick Street, the only approved place for the homeless to set up tents in Alabama’s biggest city. Huntsville’s department of community development estimates that 10 individuals are “directly affected by the fire.”

Tammy Dudley, 48, who has been living at the encampment for more than two years, said all of her belongings were destroyed in the fire, including a new tent she was planning to put up.

“Everything I had was in there,” Dudley told AL.com. “All my stuff was in my friend’s tent. He lost his tent and everything, and I lost all my clothes and everything.”

She estimated that the fire might have affected closer to two dozen people.

Nonprofit organizations working with the homeless said many people have rallied with increased support for residents of the encampment, which houses between 100 and 200 people at a time.

“Everybody in the community has stepped up and really reached out to groups like us and said, ‘How can I help?’” said Chad Rodriquez, executive director for Huntsville-based nonprofit FirstStop. “We’ve had nonstop communications from our existing donors, new donors, other partner organizations. And really, it has been special to see how everybody stepped up to help our unhoused friends.”

“We’re just thankful that nobody was hurt,” he added. “That’s the biggest thing of this.”

Dan Wilkerson, the Huntsville fire marshal, said four tents were involved.

“Evidence indicates that two individuals got into an argument, which culminated with a tent being set on fire,” Wilkerson added in an email. “There were no explosive devices or propane tanks involved. The total number of affected people is unknown as many of the camp residents left when first responders arrived.”

Andrew Hazel is the operational manager for northern Alabama with ShowerUp, an organization that provides mobile hygiene services for the homeless community. He said the nonprofit “has had a tremendous outpouring of support.”

Hazel said people have ordered supplies using the Amazon wishlist on its website and have donated cash.

Rodriquez said several clients at First Stop’s day center were affected by the fire and now need tents, tarps, sleeping bags, socks, underwear, and hygiene products.

“Really, anything in that vein of thinking is going to be helpful, because that’s what people will need just to get over the immediate need, but also to help sustain them long-term,” he said.

Huntsville’s community development department encourages people to bring supplies to First Stop, located at 206 Stokes St., and not directly to the camp.