Several residents of a Kitchener townhouse complex are frustrated they still haven’t been able to return to their homes, 11 months after a fire.
On Oct. 24, 2023, flames tore through a unit on Rochefort Street and left multiple other residences with damage.
“Everything was just happening so fast. The fire kept spreading,” recalled Ada Nnoruka, who lives in a unit near the one that caught fire and was alerted to the flames by a neighbour knocking on her door.
Nnoruka fled her home that day with her baby.
“I just remember grabbing a blanket because it was cold that night,” she said.
Almost a year later, the building still needs repairs.
The fire caused significant structural damage to the upper levels of the building. (CTV News/Dan Lauckner)
Nnoruka, her husband Benedict Ibe, and several other residents have been left with no timeline for their return home.
Since the fire, Nnoruka and Ibe have lived in five AirBnBs.
They said getting an update …