Showing posts with label EAST HARLEM BUILDING COLLAPSE. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

STATEMENT FROM SENATOR ADRIANO ESPAILLAT ON EAST HARLEM BUILDING COLLAPSE



 
“My heart goes out to the East Harlem families victimized by this tragedy, who have lost loved ones and are suddenly without a home.

Our community must give the displaced tenants and surrounding neighbors the necessary resources to recover from these horrific events, and my office will be working to ensure their needs are met.

I am troubled by the apparent record of neglect in the building where the fire began, including multiple active fire safety violations, and evidence of structural integrity problems dating back several years. These issues suggest that there was the potential for even greater loss. My office will be closely scrutinizing the information available to determine what failings allowed this to occur and what can be done to prevent this from happening again."

Editor's Note: 

At a press conference in the afternoon it was announced that the cause of the explosion that occurred at 9:30 AM was a gas leak that was reported to Con Edison at 9:12 AM. Con Edison arrived on the scene after the explosion