Firefighter hurt in apartment inferno sues building owner, alleges bad repairs sparked blaze
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
Posted Jan 30, 2021
Smoke erupted from a fifth-floor window as the Fire Department battled a blaze at 260 Park Hill Ave., Clifton, on Sept. 11, 2020. (Staten Island Advance/ Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A city firefighter suffered serious injuries about five months ago when trapped by a fast-moving electrical fire inside a Clifton apartment building.
In a recently-filed lawsuit, Firefighter Brian Gill alleges the blaze broke out when maintenance staff tried to restore power in an apartment.
Gill has sued Kimso Apartments LLC and Delshah Capital LLC, both of whom are identified in court papers as the owner and managing agent of the apartment building at 260 Park Hill Ave.