The funeral for Krodle will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Highland Terrace Baptist Church in Greenville and burial will follow at Memoryland Memorial Park.
The fire was one of two fires at the complex Sunday that were both blamed on electrical problems. Tenants and outreach workers who helped residents with landlord complaints said better attention to ongoing maintenance problems could have prevented the fires and the roof accident. Residents of both apartments that burned Sunday said they complained to the landlord about electrical problems before.
Records show the property was transferred to a new owner in September 2010, Potomac Realty Capital in Boston. Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Sipes said the new owners have been cooperating with the city and a May 2011 inspection found that problems had been corrected. Residents said they had complained to the landlord but not to the city about their recent electrical complaints. Roof defects were obvious from the ground at other parts of the complex Monday. It is certainly unclear at this point whether the above discussed building issues played any role in Lt. Krodle’s death.
