Fire victims from Nalchik demanded to expedite the prolonged repair of the house.

Five months after the fire in the house on Kalmykova Street in Nalchik, the roof repair is not completed, there is no electricity on the upper floors, and heating is not turned on, residents complained in a collective video appeal to the authorities. They demanded the restoration of utilities, the provision of the building's expert examination results, and the determination of the compensation procedure.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot", on May 18, a fire occurred in house No. 241 on Kalmykova Street in Nalchik. In early June, the victims complained that only 13 families received 100,000 rubles, residents of the fifth floor received 50,000 each, while others received nothing. The head of Nalchik, Azamatgeriy Ashkhotov, promised that residents of the first four floors would be able to return to their apartments from July 10 to 20.

The repair of the fire-damaged house remains unfinished, and appeals to various authorities have not helped resolve the issues, residents of house No. 241 on Kalmykova Street stated in a collective video appeal, which was published on October 19 by the Instagram*-public goloskbr.

In the recording, several dozen people, including elderly individuals and children, stand against the backdrop of a six-story building. One of the residents reads the text of the appeal. The authors of the appeal linked the fire to the actions of the gas service workers of "Gazprom".

"Five months have passed since the incident, but the situation remains critical, and the problems unresolved. 72 families, which include elderly people, children, children with disabilities, participants of the SVO, as well as renowned athletes, have been forced to wander through rented apartments and live with relatives for five months," the appeal states.

Letters to the President of Russia and the Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin are redirected to the local administration, the authors of the appeal stated. According to them, the investigation is dragging on, investigators have been changed multiple times, and there has been no progress in the case. Residents linked this to the inability to file claims for compensation for material and moral damage, as well as health damage.

From the first day after the fire, the victims have been waiting for an objective examination of the building's condition, but its results have not yet been provided. They demanded an explanation for the delay and to issue a conclusion as soon as possible.

The lack of heating hinders not only living conditions but also the restoration of the house, the residents pointed out.

"The winter period is approaching, but heating has still not been turned on for us, and according to available information, there are no plans to turn it on in the near future. The question arises: how can people, who cannot afford to rent another place, continue to live in such conditions, how to dry the walls and prevent further destruction of the house if there is no heating?" the authors of the appeal stated.

According to them, the furniture in the apartments has been damaged and disposed of, and they have to restore their homes at their own expense. Cold and high humidity hinder the work. Electricity has not been restored on the upper floors, and residents doubt the safety of the wiring throughout the house and fear another fire.

The roof has not been brought to proper condition in five months, so during rains, the house continues to get wet, and the walls remain damp, the residents stated. The materials used for the roof repair, the sixth-floor apartments, and the fifth-floor corridor do not inspire their trust.

They refuse to repair the fire-damaged staircases, as well as the common corridors from the first to the fourth floor, the authors of the appeal pointed out. According to them, the foreman verbally estimated the whitewashing of the fourth floor at 400,000 rubles, although just a few days before the fire, residents had completed repairs there on their own.

The residents were presented with a project for the updated facade and were informed that by order of the head of Kabardino-Balkaria Kazbek Kokov, the entire building would be brought to regulatory condition, the participants of the appeal reminded. However, now, according to them, the work has been postponed to the end of next year. They were told that the reasons for this were the lack of a tender won this year and the unsatisfactory condition of the foundation.

The authors of the appeal raised the question of why, despite references to the emergency condition of the foundation, the house itself is not recognized as emergency.

They demanded to provide the results of the examination, explain the delays in the investigation, expedite it, complete the roof repair, fully restore electricity, and turn on the heating before the cold sets in. The residents also requested to organize a comprehensive assessment of the damage and work out a compensation mechanism. They stated their readiness to provide supporting documents and additional materials.

As of 08:00 Moscow time on October 20, there are no comments on the website of the Nalchik administration regarding the video appeal of the residents of house No. 241 on Kalmykova Street.