Hundreds of people living in the Boston Secor Houses are still without gas in their apartments, seven months after a deadly gas explosion, according to a report by News 12. The prolonged outage has left families struggling to cook in their own homes.
The explosion that triggered the crisis killed one person and injured dozens of others. It also left hundreds of apartments in the complex without gas service.
Residents say they have been left relying on hot plates while waiting for a permanent solution. The temporary hot plates provided in the aftermath have become their primary means of cooking for the past seven months.
The outage has created significant hardships for families in the building, according to the account. Residents say they often have to spend money on takeout because they cannot cook in their apartments.
For those affected, the frustration has grown as the situation has dragged on. Residents say they should have been provided a proper solution to their cooking needs after so many months without gas.
In a statement to News 12, the team managing Boston Secor said that most residents have now received electric stoves. The distribution of the stoves was described as a step toward addressing the long-running problem.
According to management, residents were informed during a meeting that the stoves are expected to be operational within the coming weeks. That timeline offers the prospect of relief after months of makeshift cooking arrangements at the Bronx complex.