Oct 8, 2026

WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT


WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, THE FAMILY OF THE CLEVELAND MAN WHO DIED AFTER AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT THE RAINBOW TERRACE APARTMENTS HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.
THIS LAWSUIT COMES AFTER INVESTIGATORS WERE NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE EXACT CAUSE OF THAT EXPLOSION AND NOW THE FAMILY OF A FATHER OF TWO WHO DIED IN THAT BLAST IS SUING ENBRIDGE GAS AND OTHERS. A 31-YEAR-OLD CORDELL SHEFFIELD WAS SEVERELY BURNED IN THE EXPLOSION LAST JUNE AND HE DIED JUST DAYS LATER. HIS FAMILY'S LAWSUIT CLAIMS A GAS LINE INSTALLED BACK IN 1959 HAD SEVERELY CORRODED AND LACKED PROTECTIVE COATING. IT ALSO CLAIMS THAT ENBRIDGE SPENT ABOUT FOUR MINUTES INSPECTING THE LINE 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE BLAST BUT FOUND NO LEAK.


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