Coverage dated February 7, 2022

Families sue building owners over Bronx fire that killed 17

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Several families whose loved ones died or were injured while trying to escape a smoked-filled Bronx apartment building are suing the owners. The families allege in five lawsuits filed Tuesday

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WFMZ Allentown
Families sue building owners over Bronx fire that killed 17 (opens WFMZ Allentown)
Published Feb 7, 2022
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Several families whose loved ones died or were injured while trying to escape a smoked-filled Bronx apartment building are suing the owners. The families allege in five lawsuits filed Tuesday
The Hill
Building owners sued over deadly Bronx apartment fire (opens The Hill)
Published Feb 7, 2022
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Family members of the victims who died in an apartment fire in New York City last month announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against the building owners, accusing them of safety violations.
Al Jazeera
‘Their lives matter’: Building owners sued over deadly Bronx fire (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Feb 7, 2022
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Lawsuits allege neglect in building blaze that killed 17 people in mostly immigrant community in New York last month.
FOX 5 New York
NYC Fire: Families of Bronx victims sue apartment building owners (opens FOX 5 New York)
Published Feb 7, 2022
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Several families of the victims of a deadly fire in the Bronx that killed 17 people including eight children sued the building's owners, famed civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump announced Tuesday.

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