The owner of an apartment building in Inwood that burned early Monday, killing three people, had recently been cited for multiple fire hazards in an adjoining building, court records show. The New York Fire Department is still investigating the ca...
The owner of an apartment building in Inwood that burned early Monday, killing three people, had recently been cited for multiple fire hazards in an adjoining building, court records show. The New York Fire Department is still investigating the cause of the deadly blaze that tore through the six-story building at 207 Dyckman St. In addition to the three deaths, 14 others were injured, including one firefighter. The fire displaced more than 100 residents But the blaze occurred just a week after the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development sued the owner, JanJan Realty Corp., and its president, Jack Bick, over conditions inside a neighboring building, 209 Dyckman. In an April 27 lawsuit, the housing agency accused the company of neglecting “unsafe conditions as part of an intentional and aggressive campaign to harass and displace rent-stabilized tenants.” The lawsuit described numerous “fire hazards” at 209 Dyckman, including “obstructions to egress, broken flame retardant in a common area of the building,” and missing smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. submitted by /u/frigg_off_lahey [link] [comments]
