All apartment units at a Greenleaf Drive complex were declared unsafe on Thursday afternoon,less than 24 hours after a walkway collapsed on the premises.
Mayor Brad McCloud made the announcement after inspections were conducted by Reynoldsburg fireand the city's chief building inspector, 10TV's Brittany Westbrook reported.
Ninety-five of the units at White Birch Crescent apartments are occupied and all residents arebeing asked to relocate by Sunday evening, Westbrook reported.
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The apartment complex walkway collapsed on Wednesday while construction workers were makingrepairs. Several residents were trapped inside their apartments and were rescued byfirefighters, 10TV News reported.
No one was hurt.
The city has been in litigation with the property owners since 2006. McCloud said that hewas not sure if the owners would be cited.
Apartment management was instructed to assist residents in relocating to other properties,Westbrook reported.
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