‘I returned from stores. There was a man out of my floor. He said you have five minutes to take your things and go out ‘

The terrified residents of a flat block of Liverpool have talked about the moment they were ordered to get out of their homes

Terrified residents of a flat fire risk block in Liverpool have told them “five minutes to grab their things and go out” after evacuating the dangerous block.

The ECO revealed Wednesday that the previous night, almost 100 residents in block B of Fox Street Village development in Everton had been urgently evacuated from their homes Due to an “imminent risk of serious damage” to your health.

The Council confirmed that there are great security concerns. With respect to the electricity supply to the building, which led him to give a prohibition notice in the block, which means that all residents had to evict until security problems are ordered.

When describing the moment he realized that there was a problem, a block resident told him to the Echo: “Tuesday, without warning, all the electricity suddenly shot up on my floor. I didn’t know what was happening , it was an energy cut.

“I went for a walk to the store and assumed that it would be classified when I returned. I returned to my floor and then there was a blow to the door and a letter slid under the door. I opened the door and there was a man stayed there, he was of the Council “.

She added: “Basically she said that you can not live here because it is not certain, you must throw a bag and leave. I quickly got some things together and asked a friend if I could stay with them for the night.

The resident said he would like to know who is to blame for the situation in which many others have been placed. She said: “This is someone’s fault and we want to know who, we have paid our rental. You suppose you are safe. In your home.

“Someone is responsible. You would think that these kinds of things were being reviewed a long time ago. We should never have told us that you have five minutes to take your things and go out.”

Another block resident told Echo: “I am discouraged with the Liverpool City Council more than anything else and I feel its lack of urgency and focus to remedy the situation is out of contact with the fact that this block houses young professionals And students who, in the middle of a crisis of cost of living, simply cannot afford the financial burden that this imposes. “

“I hope that residents at least will be provided with a time scale as soon as possible so that we can prepare for the future instead of waiting for the emails and be anxious where we will spend the night, if not at home.”

In a new statement, a spokesman for the City Council of Liverpool said: “We understand that this is a very difficult time for residents who have been affected, and we are still committed to support them as much as we can.

“From the moment the City Council of Liverpool realized the serious security concerns, we have been working proactively with the relevant stakeholders, including owners, tenants, electricity networks, allowing companies and universities to guarantee that the problems are addressed as quickly as possible.

“All displaced residents who have presented the Liverpool City Council have been offered emergency accommodation in Liverpool to ensure that they have a place to stay while we make more consultations. Together with the other interested parties, we will support residents with information on information about information on information on the times and the last time grades.