{"id":373292,"date":"2021-11-27T22:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T19:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/building-in-fatal-nyc-fire-had-no-working-smoke-detectors-suit\/"},"modified":"2021-11-27T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T19:40:31","slug":"building-in-fatal-nyc-fire-had-no-working-smoke-detectors-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/building-in-fatal-nyc-fire-had-no-working-smoke-detectors-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Building in fatal NYC fire had no working smoke detectors: suit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Building in fatal NYC fire had no working smoke detectors: suit<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>An Upper Manhattan building where an elderly woman and her daughter died in a fire didn\u2019t have working smoke detectors or fire-suppression systems, according to a lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime residents Warnette James, 73, and her daughter, Malaika, 37, were in their 24th-floor apartment at 260 Audubon Ave. when the  blaze broke out on Nov. 22, 2020.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840\" alt=\"Warnette and Malaika James were killed in their 24th-floor apartment.\" class=\"wp-image-20288365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1260 1260w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=840 840w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=420 420w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-3-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\"\/><figcaption>Warnette and Malaika James died in their 24th-floor apartment.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Gofundme<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The building, which is owned or managed by several limited liability companies and the Port Authority, had no working smoke detectors, inadequate sprinkler systems and failed to maintain and\/or repair the 33-story structure\u2019s electrical systems, according to a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>Imani James, who is listed as the administrator of both women\u2019s estates, is suing the Port Authority along with The George Units LLC; The Bridge Apartments LLC; Rachel Bridge Corp; and Eilat Management Corp for unspecified damages. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Firefighters at the scene of a fire that critically injured two people at 260 Audubon Avenue.\" class=\"wp-image-20288489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/fatal-fire-2.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The lawsuit says that the building at 260 Audubon Ave had no working smoke detectors and inadequate sprinkler systems.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Port Authority declined comment on the litigation. 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