LEXINGTON, Ky. — Businesses in London were on the ground, helping their neighbors after devastating storms.

Travis Shinevarre, who owns Travis Tree Service, a London-based lawn service company, said the chainsaw is an indispensable tool. 

“We do anything from stump grinding, fencing and cleaning storm damage, of course,” Shinevarre said.

Shinevarre said the calls started Saturday to remove trees from garages and driveways, left behind by the deadly storms.

“A massive maple tree — it's almost three foot with it was pushing roughly 50 to 55 feet tall — the whole top of it was completely dead," Shinevarre said. "It was shooting toward the home, and the customer that I’m currently working for was afraid. The next storm that they’re predicting today was going to actually take it and go toward their home.“ 

In the Sunshine Hills neighborhood, volunteers worked to clear piles of trees, debris and household items.

Mike Caffrey, owner of Old Town Grill, and staff handed out cooked meals.

“Today ... for lunch, we have a spaghetti with garlic bread, potato salad,” Caffrey said.

Sunshine Hills is one of six neighborhoods devastated by storms in London.

“We actually had an event Saturday morning for Children’s Miracle Network at Walmart and it was a food truck and it got canceled cause of the storm,” Caffrey said. “My wife and I got out and drove some of these areas, and it was just tears, just sad, just the devastation.”

More rainfall Tuesday put a brief pause on recovery efforts. Both Shinevarre and Caffrey said they want to help as much as they can. 

Old Town Grill helped feed 200 people Sunday, 500 people Monday and 200 people Tuesday.

The restaurant is also working with The World Kitchen to pass out free meals to different areas in Laurel County.