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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.
Heaven Davenport died in the blaze, which forced family members and neighbors to abandon rescue efforts shortly after 10 p.m. on March 19. My heart is broken, I have a million emotions going on, Dorothy Davenport said as she reflected on her daughter s life. She was wonderful and funny and kind, she said. She loved her family and friends and admired wise quotes.
Davenport said her daughter was close with her younger siblings and cousins, always reiterating that sharing is caring. We are lost for words, she said. Nothing we say or do can bring our baby back.
After the fire, the Sussex County community rallied to assist the family with the means to get back on its feet, support that Davenport said she was thankful for during this horrible nightmare.
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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.