$12 Million Awarded for Bronx Fire Victims
On March 5, 2018, a devastating apartment fire changed the lives of Bronx residents forever. Finally, the fire victims and their families have been successful in receiving financial compensation for their injuries, financial losses, and lost loved ones. With Ronemus & Vilensky representing ten of the apartment residents – including two tenants who lost their Read More »
Phases of Burn Injury
Phases of Burn Injury One of the primary causes of severe burns often occurs during a major fire in an apartment complex that is unprepared for or unsafe in an emergency evacuation. Often tenants with no warning of this imminent danger are trapped by flames or smoke and cannot easily access escape routes to safety, Read More »
Which Ulcer Is Associated with Extensive Burn Injury?
Peptic ulcer disease is as a result of a sore in the lining of your stomach, small intestine, or esophagus. It is generally associated with an infection of the stomach by bacteria called Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and can be excruciatingly painful. If left untreated, an H. pylori infection can cause gastritis. A peptic ulcer Read More »
Symptoms of Smoke Inhalation from Fire: What to Know
The Human Suffering from New York City Fires According to data from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), from 2020 through 2021, there were 24,429 structural fires in Queens, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, of which most occurred in minority communities. Several of these fires in the metropolitan NY area resulted in fatalities, severe Read More »
Yonkers, New York Fire Lawsuit
New details have emerged in the devastating fire that struck a multi-unit apartment building in Westchester County, NY on March 8, 2023. These new findings have spurred victims of the fire to seek legal assistance from the Law Firm of Ronemus & Vilensky, a prominent legal advocate in the Greater New York City area. Around Read More »
The Bronx Twin Parks Fire Marks First Anniversary
It has been one year since a devastating apartment fire in the Bronx claimed the lives of 17 individuals. On January 9, 2022, the lives of dozens of families would be changed forever after a fire swept through the Twin Parks apartment located at 333 E. 181st Street. Those families are still struggling to pick Read More »
Remembering Deadly Bronx E-Bike Fire
FDNY Respond to Deadly Staten Island House Fire
How to Put Out Lithium Battery Fire
According to the FDNY, lithium-ion batteries ignited 60 fires in locations across the five boroughs of New York between January 1 and May 3, 2022. Also according to the FDNY, there have been 66 injuries and five deaths in fires involving lithium-ion batteries and 121 investigations so far this year involving lithium-ion batteries. Lithium ion battery fires Read More »
What Is the Resuscitation Phase of a Burn Injury?
