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Is a Property Owner or Manager Liable for Fire Injuries and Fatalities?

Fires pose a real risk to people living in apartment buildings and those working in office buildings. Fires can spread quickly and cause significant property damage, burn injuries, and fatalities. Often the fire victims, or their survivors, look to the person or company responsible for the cause of the fire when they are seeking damages for their injuries. While that person is likely liable, the owner or manager of the property may also be liable if you are injured in a fire.

Determining the Potential Liability of the Property Owner

The New Jersey and New York premises liability lawyers of Hofmann & Schweitzer will look to every possible defendant to determine ifwhether their actions, (or inactions), contributed to your fire injuries. Property owners and managers have a legal responsibility to follow local building codes and to fix unsafe or dangerous conditions on their property.

Our New York and New Jersey fire injury lawyers will determine if overloaded circuits, faulty electrical work, or gas appliances were the cause of the fire. We will look at whether there were smoke detectors in the building at the time of the fire, and whether those smoke detectors were working. We will investigate whether the building was required to have a sprinkler system and whether that system functioned correctly. In general we will find out whether the building met all requirements of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Act or New Jersey Fire Code and any local requirements.

In 2009, the New York City Fire Department reported 2,485 serious fires within the five boroughs alone.* More than 100 people died from injuries related to New York City fires. The New York City fire lawyers of Hofmann& Schweitzer are committed to representing people who have been hurt in New York and New Jersey premises liability incidents. We will thoroughly investigate your accident and work hard for your full and just recovery. Call us today at 1-800-362-9329 for a free consultation.

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