Families of victims in last month’s fire in the Bronx have filed lawsuits against the building’s owners, accusing them of “reckless disregard” for United States safety rules as calls for accountability over the blaze that killed 17 people continue to grow.
At a news conference announcing the lawsuits on Tuesday, lawyers and survivors stressed that residents of the building, who are mostly African immigrants and people of colour, are entitled to the same protections and rights as New Yorkers in more white and affluent neighbourhoods.
