OAKLEY — Seniors began moving back into Oak Grove Terrace late Tuesday after power was restored following a wastewater leak and emergency evacuation over the weekend, building management said. Oke Johnson, a spokesman for WinnResidential, which manages the senior apartments and family units collectively called The Oaks, said eight residents were set to return Tuesday night and more were planning to do so on Wednesday. “This morning, PG&E restored power to the community and we worked with city inspectors and officials to assess all building and life safety systems, including the elevator,” Oke told the City Council at its meeting Tuesday night.
“It was determined that it was safe to turn the electricity back on in the building and allow residents to return.” On Sunday morning, firefighters received a call that someone was stuck in the elevator at the Oak Grove Senior Terrace apartments at 67 Carol Lane. Upon arrival, rescuers discovered no one was trapped in the non-working elevator, but wastewater was leaking nearby.
“The clog in a line on the first floor caused water to back up and overflow into a vacant second-floor apartment located adjacent to the elevator shaft and above the elevator control room,” Johnson said. “No water entered occupied apartments or common areas and the wastewater line was cleared on Sunday. All sewage lines in the building were hydro-jetted (Tuesday).
” The city temporarily red-tagged the building, because the clogged wastewater line.
