Crime & Safety

Back Bay Neighbor: Owner of Fatal Fire Site Negligent

By O'Ryan Johnson, Boston Herald

The owners of a Back Bay apartment building that was the scene of a blaze that killed two firefighters in March were partially at fault, the lawyer for a neighboring building claims in a new civil suit court filing.

“The defendants assert that the plaintiff ... was comparatively negligent, and said negligence should bar any recovery by the plaintiff,” wrote Lewis Eisenberg, a lawyer for Oliver Realty Partnership, which owns 296 Beacon St.

Read more about what Eisenberg says in his civil suit from the Boston Herald >>>

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