The catastrophic explosion that happened in New York yesterday may have been caused by negligence and may have been prevented. Mayor de Blasio said the first warning came 17 minutes before the explosions but Harlem residents say that the mayor’s statement is inaccurate. According to them a strong gas odor…
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Rescue team finds more victims in New York Gas Explosion
After a massive explosion led to the collapse of two buildings in East Harlem, NYC, the rescue team worked all night and found several more dead bodies raising the death toll to seven. More than 60 people suffered personal injury and were treated in nearby hospitals. A 15 year old…
At least three people died and many others suffered personal injury in a gas explosion in New York
An explosion in New York injured dozens of people and killed at least three while more than eight are still missing. The explosion was so severe that it sent people flying out the windows. 250 firefighters had to be called to the rescue to fight the blaze that consumed the…
Two students suffered severe burns in an explosion that happened during chemistry class at the Beacon School in New York
Last year, our partner Jeffrey Bloom, settled a similar personal injury case for $3,450,000 after a 16 year old boy suffered second and third degree burns when an explosion occurred during a science experiment at his high school. Read more about it here
Two people suffered severe personal injury after the explosion of an air compressor caused a building to collapse in the Bronx New York
A father and his son were seriously injured after an auto body shop completely collapsed in the Bronx.The explosion of an air compressor inside the body shop was mentioned by the FDNY as the probable cause of the collapse. Read more in the New York Daily News
Wrongful Death: Fatal work injuries at the lowest ever in 2012 according to preliminary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Work injuries resulting in death have been on the decline for the last 20 years. The total number of workers who died on the job was 4,383 in 2012 compared to 4,693 in 2011 and 6,217 twenty years ago according to the preliminary 2012 data from the U.S. Bureau of…