The Sachinam Heights residents who survived the early morning blaze on Saturday have appealed to the authorities to speed up the repair work so that they can return to their flats sooner than anticipated. Several residents of the Nana Chowk tower have been given shelter at the BMC’s Jagannath Shankar Sheth Municipal School in Grant Road. The civic-run school is providing temporary accommodation to those who are still not able to go to their homes.

Minal Patel, corporator from D ward, said “For the past one year, we were running a vaccination centre out of its premises, so the arrangements were already in place. The local MLA, after speaking to the residents, called me and asked to prepare to house them. He has also given a few lakh rupees for expenses and for rehabilitation efforts. The flooring, wiring or other kind of damages to the houses will be paid for from the MLA fund.”