"We're still alive as long as the gas and heat aren't cut off." Another dangerous building has appeared in Rostov-on-Don.
On December 15, residents of a former dormitory at 94v Chekhov Street discovered a crack. Hearing the crack, they called emergency services and evacuated. They spent the night at a nearby school but returned home the next morning. A commission of officials and the Ministry of Emergency Situations found no threat of collapse.
Correspondent NotMoscow I spoke with residents of the building. Some residents are calm about the situation: "I live and am not afraid"" , says one of them. Others said they were worried about their documents and spent the night with friends. The house chairman Natalia Kovtun She explained that cracks in the load-bearing walls appeared back in 2019. The building is not considered unsafe because there is no expert assessment, which is something they lack funds for every year.
Residents attribute the problem to the construction of high-rise buildings (20 and 26 stories) 20 meters from the house. Inspections by the prosecutor's office and the Department of Housing and Public Utilities are contradictory: the developer claims the building "of limited capacity", and officials accuse residents of improper maintenance. According to Kovtun, this is absurd, as redevelopment of this building is impossible.
Experts installed beacons to monitor the cracks for two weeks. While no changes have been detected so far, residents are concerned.
The building, built in 1977, was previously a dormitory. Over time, some of the rooms were transferred to private ownership, while others remain municipally owned. It contains 36 apartments, 220 rooms, and is home to over 800 registered residents.
Residents fear the same fate as the house on the street. Narimanov, There, one of the entrances to an apartment building collapsed, residents were evacuated, and later offered housing with minimal compensation. "We're still alive as long as the gas and heating aren't turned off." — say the residents of the house on Chekhov.