KCMO apartment complex without air conditioning

Tenants at an apartment complex in Kansas City, Missouri, were outside in the heat on Monday due to the building’s air conditioning going out.

SOME FAMILIES IN K-C-MOHAVE TO DEAL WITH THISHEAT WITHOUT AIRCONDITIONING.FOR THOSE IN ONEAPARTMENT COMPLEX --THEY HAVE A-C... BUT ITDOESN'T WORK.AND THEY WANTANSWERS.SO 41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER JORDAN BETTSPRESSED LEADERS ONWHAT'S BEING DONE TOHELP THOSE FAMILIES.James, lives in apartmentcomplex"We don't want to hearanymore promises, we wantsome air."PEOPLE WHO LIVE HEREAT GABRIEL TOWERS OFFJACKSON AVENUE ARE NOTHAPPY.Trent Tyler, lives in apartmentcomplex"If you see this, we need help.We have no AC."ON MONDAY, THEY WEREOUT PROTESTING ANDDEMANDING ACTION TOGET THE AIRCONDITIONING BACK ANDRUNNING ASTEMPERATURES ROSEINTO THE 90S.Trent Tyler, lives in apartmentcomplex"Everybody down here issuffering.

The heat has beenunbearable for weeks."THE KANSAS CITY HEALTHDEPARTMENT ARRIVING TOADDRESS THECOMPLAINTS.Naser Jouhari, KCMO HealthDepartment"They fixed the chiller onThursday.

It worked for oneday and then on Saturday, thepump went out.

Because ofthe conditions we have here,we had to order a new pump."INSPECTORS KNOW THISPLACE WELL, AS THEYHAVE BEEN HERE SEVENTIMES THIS YEAR TOADDRESS COMPLAINTS.Naser Jouhari, KCMO HealthDepartment"Mainly mold and waterleakage.

We have someinfestation, bed bugs,roaches.SO, WHAT IS BEING DONETO HELP TENANTS?FIRST, THE PART THATWILL FIX THE A-C WILL NOTARRIVE UNTILWEDNESDAY.SO, THE GROUP MILLENIAWHO RUNS THE COMPLEXSAYS THEY ARE SETTINGUP A COOLING ROOM FORPEOPLE TO HANG OUT IN.Jordan Betts, 41 Action NewsReporter"As people who live here waitfor their AC to be turned on,help arrived.

KCMO CityCouncil leaders and Ride KCbrought cooling buses fopeople to sit and cool downon.

But, residents say that isjust not enough."Demarcus Jones, lives inapartment"With no A/C, it's killing me."FOR NOW, PEOPLE WHOLIVE HERE WILL HAVE TOWAIT UNTIL WEDNESDAY.James, lives in apartmentcomplex"We are going to do the bestwe can to help each other out.Cool each other off and keepbeing out here until somethingis done.