Residents of the east Vancouver apartment building that was destroyed by flames Thursday are temporarily being housed in a hotel, but after Sunday they will be homeless.
Like many residents, Jimmy Joseph has no idea where he'll live or how he'll pay for the move.
"There's a bunch of us in there that don't have the means or the funds to relocate at this point in time," he said.
Tenants gathered for a meeting Friday morning as BC Housing, Emergency Services and the Fire Department filled them in on what comes next.
Tenants were also hoping to get some answers from their landlord, but the owner and the building manager were not in attendance.
"It would have been really nice to have the owner or the landlord here and have somebody speak up on behalf of the people we've been paying," resident Jennifer Monahan said.
CTV News tried to contact the building manager Thursday, but she refused to give an interview.
The tenants also have not been able to reach her.
"The manager has not been available," resident Amy Evans said. "She made a point of not giving her phone number out yesterday when somebody asked for it. She wasn't there today."
The fire has been deemed accidental. Officials say it started on the kitchen counter of a lower level suite.
But many residents say the building was in disrepair and had problematic outlets and light switches. They are now wondering if that was the reason the fire spread so quickly.
Documents show the building is owned by Amirali Ahamed. When CTV News tried to reach him at his house, no one was home.
The restoration company says it's still too dangerous to remove anything more than the bare essentials. Escorted by fire fighters, tenants took what belongings they could from their damaged homes Friday.
Once it's safe, tenants will be responsible to remove everything from their suites themselves.
Residents say they have been told their damage deposits will be returned Wednesday.
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Norma Reid
