Bridgeport Fire Department Sued for Wrongful Death in 4 Fatality Fire
The family of a Bridgeport, Connecticut mother and her three children who were killed in a November 13, 2009 fire, have filed suit against the City and the Bridgeport Fire Department alleging negligence. Tiana Black and her three children, Ny-shon Williams, 5, and twins Nyaisja and Tyaisja Williams, 4, died of smoke inhalation.
From the information available, it does not appear that the suit alleges operational negligence by BFD, but instead is focused on fire prevention issues associated with the building, which was a city-owned public housing project. The video below details the fire and some of the initial accusations that were leveled against the city.
The suit was filed in Connecticut Superior Court in Bridgeport yesterday, December 8, 2010.
