NEW YORK, N.Y. – The Latest on a jury decision to award $183 million to five firefighters and their families in a case stemming from a 2005 tenement blaze on Black Sunday (all times local):
2 p.m.
A lawyer for the former owners of a tenement building that caught on fire, killing three firefighters, says his clients are pleased the jury found the city more at fault than they were for the Black Sunday blaze.
Two firefighters were killed in the Jan. 23, 2005, Bronx fire. Four others were severely injured, including one who died in 2011.
The jury on Monday found the city 80 per cent responsible for the deaths and injuries. The building’s owners were found liable for 20 per cent.
Attorney Darrell Whiteley represents the former owners. He says his clients are pleased the jurors focused on the fire department’s failure to provide the proper ropes to the firefighters.
The city says the liability was unfairly apportioned.
Another firefighter died on Black Sunday while battling an unrelated Brooklyn blaze.
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9:10 a.m.
A New York City jury has awarded $183 million to five firefighters or their families in a case stemming from a 2005 tenement blaze on a day known as Black Sunday.
Two firefighters were killed in the Jan. 23, 2005, Bronx fire. Four others were severely injured, including one who died in 2011.
A jury on Monday found the city 80 per cent responsible for the deaths and injuries. The building’s landlord was found liable for 20 per cent.
The city was accused of failing to provide equipment that would’ve allowed the firefighters to escape. City officials say the liability was unfairly apportioned; it’s considering an appeal.
The landlord’s attorney did not immediately respond Tuesday to phone and email requests for comment.
