Provincial officials have declared an apartment building in Alberton damaged by fire in early November dangerous and unsafe. As CBC’s Laura Meader reports, the province has ordered the property owner to clean up the building and address safety issues.
Provincial officials have stepped in to deal with an apartment building in Alberton, P.E.I., that was damaged by fire a week ago.
The converted former motel, located on Church Street, has been declared dangerous and unsafe by the province, which has ordered the owner to either repair or demolish it.
One former resident told CBC he continued to stay at his apartment for a while after the fire even though there was no electricity or heat.
The fire displaced 10 residents. As of Thursday afternoon, no one was living there.
Lynne St Denis had plans to help her son move into the apartment building, but the fire happened before she could do that.
“Right now …