The parents of Heaven Davenport are suing their landlord and the Franklin Fire Department. They say the smoke detectors failed and the firefighters who arrived in March 2021 were negligent.
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The 48-year-old owner of a Sussex County home was charged in connection to a fire that caused the death a 13-year-old girl at the property last month, authorities announced.
Walter Biller, of Wayne, failed to obtain or file for proper occupancy and fire safety-related documentation before completing the lease agreement with the Davenport family in 2019, Franklin Borough police said.
Therefor, he was charged in the March 19 fire at the Nestor Street home, in which 13-year-old Heaven Davenport died, authorities said.
Biller was arrested on March 31, on accusations he violated laws intended to protect public health and safety, according to investigators.