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Residents reiterate calls for accountability nine months after Rainbow Terrace explosion
Summary
At the March 23 meeting residents and advocates asked the mayor and council to investigate conditions at Rainbow Terrace Apartments, highlight displaced families and press for support for those left homeless after the explosion that killed one resident.
Bridget Smith Jackson told Cleveland City Council that March 23 marks nine months since an explosion at Rainbow Terrace Apartments that claimed the life of Cordell Sheffield, displaced 44 families and left two children critically injured. She said the council and administration should investigate conditions at the complex leading up to the blast and provide housing assistance to…
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