1547 Commonwealth Avenue Fire
In January of 2018 a furniture store on the bottom floor of the building on 1547 Commonwealth Avenue started a fire from an electric heater. The store workers placed the portal heater in a hazardous area on the bottom floor, causing the electric heater to catch fire. The employees did not notice the fires at Read More »
2363 Prospect Avenue Fire
The 2363 Prospect Avenue fire erupted in a family’s apartment when a three-year-old child accidentally turned on the stove two days after Christmas in 2017. The fire started from the stove and spread quickly through the building. The fire soon worsened because the tenants’ doors were supposed to have self-closed, but they did not work Read More »
1644 Park Avenue Fire
On March 17, 2014, a completely preventable fire erupted in the 1644 Park Avenue apartment building complex, injuring several people. Ronemus and Vilensky represent twenty-five victims of the fire, several of which have burn markings, smoke inhalation issues, broken bones, property damages, and PTSD from being stuck in the building during the fire. Con Edison Read More »
Massive Apartment Fires in the Bronx Expose Ongoing Building Issues, Safety Violations
Two recent massive apartment building fires in the Bronx caused property damage, displaced tenants, and in one case, injured two people. The fire where the injuries occurred took place on September 29 on West 238th Street in Van Courtlandt Village just after 3 a.m. It took more than 100 firefighters to get the fire under Read More »
Glenwood Apartment Fire
The Glenwood Apartment fire started in a family’s apartment due to circuit wiring displacement around 6 pm on January 6th, 2021 in Yonkers, NY. The fire spread throughout the whole building and left several people trapped inside their apartments. Several climbed out of windows, some were rescued from their apartments—and others ran through the smoke. Read More »
Common Causes of Apartment Fires
1538 Plimpton Avenue Fire
Ronemus and Vilensky represent two victims who died in their home at 1538 Plimpton Avenue in January 2012 because of a fire caused by the apartment landlord’s secret and illegal social club within the same premises. The owners of the club placed tiles on the wall with an adhesive product. Neither the Home Depot adhesive Read More »
NYC Apartment Fire in Queens Injures 21 People
Earlier this year, headlines showed the effects of a raging fire in a Queens apartment complex that devastated the entire building. While most would like to believe that these types of harrowing events are uncommon, the truth is that these risks are increased tenfold because of the dense population of the city. This real-life example Read More »
How to Prevent a Lithium Battery Fire
Lithium batteries are high-risk components of our everyday devices and appliances. While they’re undoubtedly convenient and are critical to power our mobile phones, laptops, tablets and even cars, they do pose some severe fire risks. Since they’re so popular, we have compiled a list of things to avoid to prevent a lithium battery fire. The Read More »
What to do if You Experience an Apartment Fire
In a densely populated city like Manhattan, fires spread quickly and become extremely intense quickly causing death, serious health complications from smoke and massive property damage. However, knowing what to do in the event of a fire can save your life. Read on to find out what to do if there is a fire in Read More »
