‘Modern Family’ star — and Utah resident — Ty Burrell joins in fundraising after Salt Lake fire

“Modern Family” star and Utah resident Ty Burrell is joining Salt Lake City’s fundraising effort following a fire that tore through several businesses on Main Street earlier this week.

Ty Burrell fundraises for Salt Lake Main Street fire victims

“On Tuesday morning, 200 of our neighbors woke up unemployed,” Burrell said in a new video shared by Salt Lake City’s Downtown Alliance. “These are people that have taken care of us. Now it’s our turn to take care of them.”

So far, the Main Street Fire Employee Assistance Fund has raised over $75,000 of its $500,000 goal, per the Downtown Alliance’s website .

Money raised will benefit employees of downtown businesses, including London Belle, Whiskey Street, White Horse and Los Tapatios, and go toward covering day-to-day expenses like rent