A woman has described her 'nightmare' experience since moving to Twinnell House in July last year. Nia Gruffudd moved to the tower block in Easton following five months of sofa-surfing and sleeping rough after having a dog meant there were difficulties finding suitable emergency accommodation.
Ms Gruffudd said that she has constant problems with damp, mould, noisy and leaking pipes as well as silverfish and that her electric meter has a burning smell. She said that it took her a long time to get over the trauma she experienced on September 25 last year when a fire broke out resulting in the death of Abdul Jabar Oryakel and several injuries.
Ms Gruffudd, who experienced homelessness as a result of domestic violence, said she can still hear the sound of fire engines going off in her head and doesn’t feel confident that having fire marshals is enough to protect residents. While the cladding in two tower blocks in Barton Hill have recently been made safe , Ms Gruffudd has been told the work at Twinnell House could take up to two years to complete.
