The community’s response to 2 deadly fires in one year
in today’s RTD: “…residents and activists here yesterday criticized public officials for not enforcing and toughening the city’s building codes. ‘They have not promulgated new codes’ after a similar house fire in January less than a mile away killed three children, said Linas Kojelis, a community activist. …After that fire Jan. 12 in the 400 […]
in today’s RTD: “…residents and activists here yesterday criticized public officials for not enforcing and toughening the city’s building codes. ‘They have not promulgated new codes’ after a similar house fire in January less than a mile away killed three children, said Linas Kojelis, a community activist. …After that fire Jan. 12 in the 400 block of South Harrison Street, more than 100 residents asked the Petersburg city government to help families who don’t have utilities and to enforce and toughen property codes. Kojelis said a group of residents also gave the City Council a list of 27 questions they had related to housing safety. ‘The city failed to respond,’ Kojelis said. The city added some building inspectors, but residents say they don’t think that’s enough to keep the city’s old houses safe. ‘This week’s blaze at 684 Pegram St. revived their concerns,’ Kojelis said.”
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