I read an article called After 2 firemen die, city, neighbors point fingers. The article is about an abandoned building caught on fire and two firefighters lost their lives. They mention very little about the firefighters. They talk about the Lichensteins, the people who owned the building. The Lichensteins owed back taxes on that property and other properties. They tracked them down to get them into court, but the Lichensteins got lawyers to support them. The building had several violations.
A similar situation happened in 2008, an abandoned building caught on fire. The only difference s that this time lives were lost, someone’s family member is gone forever and never coming back.
I think when they noticed the building was vacant, the city should of came in and sealed it up. The fire would have most likely not have started in the first place. One man was worried about junkies coming into the building and staying there. He was also worried about them starting fires to keep warm then, shooting themselves up with heroin and not being aware of the surroundings.
They need to get this stuff under control. People shouldn’t have to die for a problem like this to be brought to their attention. When inspectors go to the buildings and then see they are vacant and in bad condition, they should either be taken down or closed up where no one can get inside them. Vacant buildings are bad to have around. They are just signs of danger waiting to happen and this should be brought to a stop.
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