Displaced residents want to get belongings out of apartment building

Police: Mindrey Delgado, 30, admitted to setting Miami Beach building on fire

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Residents who have been displaced after a fire at their Miami Beach apartment building are demanding answers on when they can return home to get their belongings.

Tenants told Local 10 News reporter Ben Kennedy that they are tired of the run-around and want to get their stuff out by the end of Tuesday.

But that may not happen, as the building remains locked up with a security guard posted out front.

Firefighters were also at the building off Collins Avenue and 29th Street Tuesday, inspecting the damage left after the building was intentionally set on fire last week.

Police said 30-year-old Mindrey Delgado was arrested after she confessed to using a torch lighter to set the building on fire.

Besides the damage to their units, some residents even suffered second-degree burns. Now they just want to get out and into a new place.

"I want to get some of my stuff, and I cannot get it," said Jesse Torrsea, who wants to move out of his apartment. "They need to give the deposit back to me."

"Thank God for the American Red Cross, otherwise I would be on the street," said Michael Rosado, who is currently staying at a hotel.

The Red Cross is continuing to help out the residents, but it's unclear when its help will end.

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