Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Council admits leaving Dundee multi in ‘unacceptable’ state as wires and insulation exposed

A resident filmed several panels missing from the ceiling - sparking fears of a "Grenfell" scenario if the material was set on fire.

Insulation and wires were left exposed in the lobby of Elders Court. Image: DC Thomson/Christian Refsahl Jensen
Insulation and wires were left exposed in the lobby of Elders Court. Image: DC Thomson/Christian Refsahl Jensen

Council chiefs have admitted leaving the lobby of a Dundee multi in an “unacceptable” state after wires and insulation were exposed.

Christian Refsahl Jensen found the mess after work had taken place on the ground floor of Elders Court in Lochee.

He filmed several panels missing from the ceiling, with wires and insulation hanging down – saying he feared a “Grenfell” scenario if the material was set on fire.

Christian, 44, said: “I’m 6ft 1in tall and I could easily touch the insulation that was dangling down.

Fire fears in Dundee multi

“Someone could easily have used a lighter and set that alight.

“I was aware that tradespeople had been carrying out works here on Thursday.

“It’s absolutely shocking that it’s been left like this.

“These multis have their challenges but leaving this area so exposed is just adding fuel to the fire with what could have happened.

“I couldn’t settle when I got in at around 7.30pm and called 999 to get the fire service to come and have a look at it.

Elders Court resident Christian Refsahl Jensen. Image: Supplied

“I didn’t want to waste their time but felt this needed to be checked out.”

One poster branded it a “disgrace” after a video of the missing panels was shared on social media.

Christian added: “When I shared the footage online, many agreed that it shouldn’t have been left like this.

“I just feel leaving it in this condition was putting all the tenants’ lives at risk.”

A Dundee City Council spokesman said: “We have visited the location and carried out the necessary works to rectify the situation.

Several panels in the lobby at Elders Court were missing. Image: Christian Refsahl Jensen

“Although we believe this presented no fire safety risks, we accept this is an unacceptable condition to leave the space in.

“Therefore, the relevant employees will be reminded of how sites should be left after work has been carried out.”

In November the council confirmed plans to close all bin chutes in Dundee multis over fire fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, which claimed 72 lives in London in June 2017.

Conversation