Whitmire said the city was informed about an assisted living facility, Independence Hall on Burress Street, whose management allegedly abandoned those living at the facility after the storm hit Thursday.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of them– During an update on the recovery following Thursday’s deadly storm in Houston , Mayor John Whitmire spoke about an issue that was brought to his attention.
“They haven’t had energy, they haven’t had food, their insulin has been ruined,” Whitmire said. “We were notified of this and I can’t begin to tell you the response was so impressive by Houston Fire, Houston PD, the Health Department, the Salvation Army, the Red Cross, all the stakeholders ran to Independence Hall and that’s where I’m headed at the conclusion of this press conference.”“We’re going to hold the management responsible.
Calling the situation deplorable, Whitmire said they haven’t been able to contact everyone living there. “Independence Hall is deplorable, we haven’t been able to contact some of the residents behind their closed doors and HPD and Houston Fire is going to do whatever it takes to get inside those units,” he said.“It is outrageous what managers are doing to residents they are supposed to care for,” he said.
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