Family of firefighter who died settles lawsuit
O'Connor, who is with
The parents filed suit against
It was later determined that Rose had inhaled superheated gases.
Several intensive investigations pinpointed a wood-burning stove as the source of the fatal blaze. The lawsuit said the homeowner had installed the stove in violation of code requirements and had never obtained a building permit or a certificate of occupancy after the installation of the stove, O'Connor said.
Those violations included two key points:
n Rose had taken an air tank unit off a
n Firefighters who battled flames with Rose in the basement of the house failed to notice when he disappeared. Firefighters monitoring from outside lost contact with Rose as well.
The local fire departments were ordered to correct their deficiencies or face fines. A
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