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Edmonton tenants report a week without heat or water after apartment fire
Residents of Parkside Village Square in central Edmonton say conditions in their apartment building have worsened.
They say a fire in a vacant basement suite left them without heat or running water for about a week.
Tenants also report that copper pipes and wiring were stolen, and that strangers have entered and stayed in the building.
Some residents say they feel intimidated and are using space heaters to keep warm.
Building owner Ersen Lika blames many of the problems on people entering without permission and says police have removed them, but they return.
Lika says he is working with EPCOR to restore power and heat, and utility workers were seen near the property on Thursday.
Residents of Parkside Village Square in central Edmonton say they have gone about a week without heat or running water after a fire in a vacant basement suite.
Tenants also report stripped copper piping and wiring, vandalism, and strangers staying in the building.
Some residents are using space heaters because the baseboard heaters are not working.
The building’s owner, Ersen Lika, blamed many of the problems on people entering without permission and said he was working with EPCOR to restore power and heat.
The building is in Edmonton’s McCauley neighbourhood, near 91 Street and 106A Avenue.
- Who
- Tenants of Parkside Village Square, including Shawne Edel, Darlene Lent and Dafala Makki, and owner Ersen Lika.
- What
- Tenants say the building has had no heat or running water for about a week after a fire. They also report vandalism and stripped piping and wiring.
- When
- About a week before November 5, 2026. Global News reported on the conditions on Thursday, November 5.
- Where
- Parkside Village Square in the McCauley neighbourhood of central Edmonton, near 91 Street and 106A Avenue.
- Why
- Tenants say the loss of heat and water followed a fire in a vacant basement suite. Lika blamed many of the building’s problems on people entering without permission.
Parkside Village Square tenants
Owner Ersen Lika
Cause of damage
Parkside Village Square tenants
Tenants report stripped copper piping and wiring, vandalism and strangers staying in the building.
Owner Ersen Lika
Lika blamed many of the problems on people he said were entering and staying in the building without permission.
Building conditions
Parkside Village Square tenants
Tenants say they have been without heat or running water for about a week after a basement fire.
Owner Ersen Lika
Lika said he was working with EPCOR to restore power and heat.
A fire occurred in a vacant basement suite, after which tenants say the building lost heat and running water.
Global News visited the building and spoke with residents and owner Ersen Lika; utility workers were seen near the property.
- Building
- Parkside Village Square
- Neighbourhood
- McCauley, Edmonton
- Nearby streets
- 91 Street and 106A Avenue
- Reported outage
- About a week without heat or running water
- Basement fire
- In a vacant suite
What people are saying
This fire, since it happened, the heat is cut, plus electricity is being cut, so we’ve been with no running water, no toilet to use — nothing
These are not tenants of the building. They are all homeless from the street, coming and destroying, and they ask the owners to bear all the bills
It’s gotten really bad in the last year with the homeless coming in, the gangs coming in
We’re intimidated