MIDVALE, Utah — Close to a month after a fire displaced hundreds of people living in the North Union Apartments in Midvale, some of them say they're demanding clear answers from the building's owners: Keller Investment Properties.
"We begged for information, begged for someone in the Keller organization to answer our questions about 'when could we reenter? How could we get our property? What was damaged?” said Jeremy Seeley, who lived in the North Union Apartments.
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Keller Investment Properties told FOX 13 News in a statement that while they've chosen not to speak in public, they have "been emailing regular updates to our fourth-floor residents on the status of the fourth-floor units but are currently prohibited to allow anyone to enter the fourth floor until the investigation has been completed and we can ensure safe entrance."
Some say this isn't enough.
"We should be in the meetings with the safety personnel, with the city, with the inspectors. They're not allowing us to come in,” said Seeley. “We've asked to come, we want to be there, so we can have first-hand information about what's going on."
Those who lived on the fourth floor of the building say although they've been receiving emails from Keller Investment Properties, they're not satisfied.
"Any type of remediation, compensation, even a, 'Hey, we're sorry this happened to you guys,'” said Jake Pierce, who lived on the fourth floor of the North Union Apartments. “I feel the way we've been treated is less than human."
But amidst the chaos of finding a new place to live, replacing everything lost and feeling in the dark, some say there seems to be a silver lining.
"I just know if we lived anywhere else and this happened, we wouldn't have the same story,” said Lexee Mortensen, who lived in the North Union Apartments. “Nobody would be out there protesting and getting the word out there the way we have been, and I'm so grateful that although this did happen, we have each other."
"We have come together and we will continue to build, and we will grow from this and rise from the ashes,” said Mia Miller, who lived in the North Union Apartments.
After this gathering, those residents say they are hoping to have a more clear and open dialogue with Keller Investments Properties.
