Some of the tenants displaced by the fire at the Ryder Apartment at Sixth Avenue and Lambert Street were able to return home on Monday.

The building was the site of a fire that has ended with arson charges against a 20-year-old man. The blaze broke out at about 10:30 p.m. last Friday.

The building is owned and managed by the Yukon Housing Corp.

Sarah Murray, a spokesperson for the corporation, was able to provide some more information to the Star late Monday afternoon.

“Our priority is making sure that the tenants who were affected have a safe place to stay alongside support services after such a traumatic event,” she said.

“With assistance from the Department of Health and Social Services, we were able to temporarily house our tenants safely in a local hotel and ensure that people affected had access to necessities like food, medication and clean clothing as well as access to mental health supports.”

Murray said there were 23 occupied apartments in the building.

All residents were temporarily housed over the weekend by the corporation.

“Today, Monday, Jan. 11, we are able to move the majority of the residents back in to Ryder Apartments,” Murray said.

“For tenants whose homes are unsafe to return to, we will continue to provide longer-term temporary housing until we can relocate them to another apartment.”

Three people were hospitalized due to the fire. According to social media reports, at least one was in critical condition.

The Star has reached out to the mother of that victim, who is believed to be heading to the Yukon from the Northwest Territories. She has not responded yet.

Several people are organizing fundraisers and offering other assistance to the building’s residents over Facebook.