Chinatown Building "Bug Bomb" Explosion Causes Fire, Ceiling Collapse And Multiple Injuries; Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP Discusses Incident And Firm's Experience.
New York, NY (PRWEB) July 22, 2013 -- According to multiple reports, including this July 12, 2013 New York Daily News article titled "Chinatown building roach-bombed into collapse, source says, injuring nine", a fire ripped through a five-story Chinatown building located between Henry Street and East Broadway in Manhattan on July 12, 2013.
The New York personal injury lawyers at Block O'Toole & Murphy are following this story, which includes preliminary information from the Daily News that an improperly used bug bomb and/or gas leak may have caused the explosion. The explosion reportedly caused a fire that tore through the Chinatown building and injured a dozen people.
The explosion on the first floor led to fire and smoke quickly spreading to apartments located on higher floors. Eight civilians had to be rescued by the FDNY, two of whom were in critical condition and another two in serious condition with varying injuries including smoke inhalation and second-degree burns. An inspection after the fire revealed rotting floor joists and no fire stop material in the cellar. FDNY Assistant Chief Robert Boyce told reporters there were existing building code violations for this building which are being investigated. This is all as reported by the Daily News article.
Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP is a New York personal injury law firm with over 500 Million Dollars in verdicts and settlements, which has experience representing injured victims of fires and ceiling collapses. Noted firm Partner David L. Scher, "In our experience, incidents like this one are often preventable. Problem buildings with existing building code violations need to be identified and remedied quickly, or else accidents like this will continue to occur." The firm's experienced injury trial lawyers can always be reached at (212) 736-5300 for a free consultation.
Stephen Murphy, Block O'Toole & Murphy, LLP, http://www.blockotoole.com, 212-736-5300, [email protected]
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