- Some residents at Onyx at Aksarben Apartments will be able to move back into their units this week.
- The smell of smoke is still present in the building, causing breathing issues for some.
- The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
- All hospitalized individuals have been discharged.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Last week a fire in an apartment complex hospitalized four people and displaced many. Eight days later, some tenants are moving back into the building and working to repair damage before the holiday.
Charity Hill was forced out after the smoke from the fire took over her unit. For the last week, home was the Comfort Inn, a temporary stay provided by her apartment complex.
“I was told that they’re gonna change filters and do our carpet and I was fine with that because I could come in wash walls and whatever it takes,” said Hill.
Hill says she’s happy to be back home and sleeping in her own bed. But, doesn’t have all the usual comforts of home. Hill relies on a c pap machine, hers was ruined in the fire. In the meantime, her doctors have provided her with a loaner.