Residents in Columbus retirement home trapped for weeks after only elevator stops working: ‘I’m kind of being held hostage’

Residents in a senior living community in Columbus, Ohio have been left stranded after the building’s only elevator stopped working weeks ago.

Residents at the 55+ Hawthorn Village community haven’t been able to use the only elevator in the building since March 8, ABC 6 reports. Now, those with mobility issues are sounding the alarm.

“A couple days I felt like okay I’m about to just sit in here and scream at the top of my lungs,” Sudoria, a resident who uses a wheelchair, told ABC 6…

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