Tag Archives: failure to inspect

The Connecticut Court of Appeals has rejected the claims of a building owner who sought to hold the Bridgeport Fire Department liable for a major warehouse fire that resulted in a toxic waste cleanup costing the EPA over $2.3 million. 25 Grant Street LLC, filed suit alleging the fire department’s failure to conduct inspections coupled with a decision to apply water to “a small fire” in a building containing drums of toxic chemicals, led to the damages.

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In a 5 to 1 decision handed down today, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a wrongful death suit against the Bridgeport Fire Department should proceed to trial because the city’s failure to meet its obligation to inspect buildings may ...

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The Hartford Fire Department is facing new scrutiny over the failure to complete state-mandated fire inspections. The department has faced mounting criticisms since last October when FF Kevin Bell was killed in a house fire and FF Jason Martinez was seriously injured.

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A member of the Sioux tribe who was severely injured during a prescribed burn in Whiteclay, Nebraska in 2012, has settled his federal court lawsuit. Bryan Blue Bird Jr. was injured when members of the Rushville Volunteer Fire Department burned ...

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A member of the Lakota Sioux tribe has filed a claim against Sheridan County, Nebraska and the Rushville Volunteer Fire Department over severe injuries he sustained on March 7, 2012 during a prescribed burn. Bryan Blue Bird, Jr. sustained burns ...

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