The owner and the manager of the building that burned in the Bronx in 2005 resulting the in the deaths of two FDNY firefighters in the Black Sunday fire, were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and reckless endangerment by a jury today. Prosecutors alleged that the pair failed to prevent tenants from illegally sub dividing their apartments. They were originally charged with manslaughter, but were convicted of the lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide. In a separate trial, the tenants were acquitted of the same charges.
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Tenants Acquitted in Black Sunday Trial
The two tenants charged with manslaughter in the January 23, 2005 Bronx fire, often referred to as Black Sunday, have been acquitted. A separate trial against the former and current building owners continues. Two FDNY firefighters were killed and several others injured in the fire.
Click here for a news article on the acquittal.
Click here for a news article on the acquittal.
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