Rubble remains after Bridgeport tornado

Bridgeport, Conn. (WTNH) - It's been seven weeks since a tornado ripped through the city of Bridgeport and some residents are still dealing with the debris.

"It's not safe and we shouldn't have to live like this," said Vera Jenkins of Bridgeport.

Every time Vera steps out her front door she has step over the rubble.

"Our worry is that this is a fire hazard. Someone could throw a cigarette there and we could burn up here," she said.

A crushed car is still under a fallen tree and the debris is blocking the path to the trash bins.

"We used to pull garbage cans down here and we can't go through here," she said.

The tenants at Colonial Acres say they have contacted the property manager, but their complaints have fallen on deaf ears.

"It's always some reason we can't it done. 'I'm waiting on insurance, they gotta give me money,'" said Dwayne Penn of Bridgeport.

"It's not fair not to me, not to anyone of the tenants. We shouldn't have to live like this," said Claudia Linden of Bridgeport.

The mayor's office says the city has already served the property manager two notices of violation. News 8 spoke with the Don A. Deo Realty, the property manger. They tell us they expect insurance money any day and hopes by next week the trees will be removed.