‘I done lost everything:’ Neighbors in westside Atlanta apartments still dealing with broken pipes

ATLANTA — Neighbors in a single house complicated mentioned they’re nonetheless dwelling with broken residences. Beneath freezing temperatures round Christmas brought about pipes to interrupt and ceiling to collapse.

Gail Griffin lives on the Oakland Westend Residences on Oakland Lane in Atlanta. Her ceilings are additionally caved in and her house was flooded.

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“It’s simply unhappy. I performed misplaced every thing. The mold. I’m scared to enter that house,” mentioned Gail Griffin.

That house has been her house of 30 years. She instructed Channel 2′s Larry Spruill all of it occurred the week of Christmas, in the course of the chilly climate deep freeze.

Like many individuals, the pipes inside her house burst. Our cameras captured water nonetheless in her carpets.

“I’m simply misplaced. It’s simply unhappy. I’m simply actually damage,” mentioned Griffin.

Griffin mentioned she was cooking in her kitchen when she heard the noises. When she seemed up, she noticed her ceiling had caved in.

“It’s been 10 days and my house been like this,” mentioned Griffin.

She mentioned since then, her and her husband have been dwelling with a good friend.

“I simply packed some garments. I performed misplaced every thing. My husband is on dialysis,” mentioned Griffin

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However her house shouldn’t be the one house that was broken from busted pipes.

“No, no, no my place shouldn’t be the one one. My neighbor proper there, she needed to go away house as a result of the entire water was going to her house. You see the woman proper there? Her ceiling fell in. Couple folks mentioned their ceilings fell in. This entire unit is tousled,” mentioned Griffin.

However neighbors mentioned they’ll’t get in touch with the house complicated.

“They ain’t attempting to assist me. They ain’t attempting to do something. They know this is happening. I’m attempting to be robust, I’m attempting. It’s going to be alright, as a result of God goes to make a means,” mentioned Griffin.

Channel 2 tried to get in touch with the complicated a number of instances, however they haven’t gotten again.

Spruill additionally spoke with Metropolis Council members and Fulton County Commissioners. They’re conscious of what’s happening and can look into this.

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