Bridgeport Fire Department Sued for Wrongful Death in 4 Fatality Fire

Posted by: Curt Varone December 9, 2010 0

The family of a Bridgeport, Connecticut mother and her three children who were killed in a November 13, 2009 fire, have filed suit against the City and the Bridgeport Fire Department alleging negligence. Tiana Black and her three children, Ny-shon Williams, 5, and twins Nyaisja and Tyaisja Williams, 4, died of smoke inhalation.

From the information available, it does not appear that the suit alleges operational negligence by BFD, but instead is focused on fire prevention issues associated with the building, which was a city-owned public housing project. The video below details the fire and some of the initial accusations that were leveled against the city.

The suit was filed in Connecticut Superior Court in Bridgeport yesterday, December 8, 2010.

 

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Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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