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Tenants displaced by Wethersfield Avenue fire appeal to Hartford council for housing help and accountability
Summary
Residents displaced by a structural fire at 271 Wethersfield Ave. said the building was off‑limits for six days, reported thefts of belongings, missing security deposits and inadequate hotel placements; tenants asked the council to cover hotel costs and to hold landlords accountable.
Hartford — Dozens of tenants displaced by a recent structural fire at 271 Wethersfield Ave. urged the Hartford City Council during public comment to secure safe housing, cover hotel costs and hold negligent landlords accountable after what tenants described as days of being barred from their homes and subsequent thefts of personal property.
"We were not allowed into our building for 6 days following the fire," said Ryan Pierre, who described being rescued from the blaze and then finding many tenants' units ransacked. He said 24 people were displaced, that the city paid…
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