Columbia Housing Authority officials give update on former Allen Benedict Court residents
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Developing: Columbia City officials to update Allen Benedict Court investigation
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–ABC Columbia news has learned that on Monday afternoon City of Columbia officials will provide updates on the investigation into the evacuation of residents and the deaths of two people at Allen Benedict Court. More than 400 people are displaced from their homes after gas leaks were discovered. Two people died as a result of carbon monoxide, according…
Columbia Housing Authority residents to begin move to permanent housing
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It has been more than a week since residents from Allen-Benedict Court Apartments were evacuated by fire and police, due to gas leaks. ABC Columbia news has learned that residents have begun to move into permanent housing. Officials with the Columbia Housing Authority report that they have issued 159 “section 8 vouchers”. The C-H-A is expected to have…
Coroner: Victims at Allen Benedict Court died of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– On Monday, Coroner Gary Watts released the cause of death of two people found inside their apartments at Allen Benedict Court. According to Watts, toxicology test results confirm that Calvin Witherspoon, Jr. and Derrick Caldwell Roper, both of Allen Benedict Court, Columbia, SC, died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Watts says the results are a…
Columbia Housing Authority moves 411 residents to temporary housing
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Developing, The Columbia Housing authority released a statement regarding the evacuation of residents from Allen Benedict Court. It has been more than a week since two people were found dead. There was the discovery of multiple gas leaks at the apartment complex and it was shut down last Friday. On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Authority re-iterated that…
