Kildare County Council set up an incident room at a hotel in Newbridge today, to meet the people affected by yesterday's fire.
Six properties were extensively damaged in the fire at the Millfield Manor housing estate.
The council's community workers have been meeting the families to assess their needs.
A spokesperson for the local authority said this work was ongoing.
A number of families were accommodated at the Keadeen Hotel last night and it is expected some will stay again this evening.
Council engineers carried out an assessment at the fire site along with garda technical officers earlier today.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old man is still being questioned by gardaí in connection with the blaze.
An appeal for clothes and donations for the affected families is being coordinated at the Ryston Sports and Social club in Newbridge.
A bank account for fundraising has also been set up.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, local Sinn Féin Councillor Mark Lynch said it appeared that yesterday’s strong winds were a factor in spreading the fire.
Mr Lynch also said there appeared to be an issue with the fire hydrants as although fire brigade units were quickly on the scene, they seemed to have had problems with the water pressure and had to "go off and come back".
Cllr Lynch said the affected residents had been left "with what they stood up in".
He also expected that the damage would not be completely confined to the six homes involved.
"The fire damage and the smoke damage is going to be severe because it was just bellowing so strongly and it just caught so quickly.
"We were very lucky that no one was killed", he said.
There were a number of families of Polish origin living in the affected houses, as well as one family originally from the Philippines, and two Irish families.
Those affected are being accommodated at the Keadeen Hotel in Newbridge.
A number of other houses next to the fire site were also evacuated.
