College of Charleston hosting celebration of life for professor killed in Lisbon streetcar derailment

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The College of Charleston is hosting a celebration of life for one of its professors who recently died when the Lisbon streetcar she was riding in derailed, killing 16 and leaving 21 others injured.

The public celebration for Dr. Heather Hall, a school alumnus and instructor in the School of Education, will be held on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Cistern Yard.

The famed electric streetcar known as Elevador da Gloria crashed on Wednesday, Sept. 3, when a cable connecting two cabins snapped, according to an initial investigative report obtained by the Associated Press…

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