Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Deutsche Bank Fire Trial Begins

The trial of several contractors accused in connection with the 2007 Deutsche Bank fire at Ground Zero that killed two FDNY firefighters, Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia, got under way Monday.

The AP, via The Washington Post, reports on opening statements:
Defense lawyers have begun presenting their case in the manslaughter trial of three construction company supervisors accused of fueling a fire that killed two firefighters in a contaminated ground zero skyscraper.


The defense opening statements got under way Tuesday.

On Monday, prosecutors said Mitchel Alvo, Salvatore DePaola and Jeffrey Melofchik had a piece of a critical firefighting water pipe removed from the building, knew what it was and did nothing to fix it.

Read MORE, and stay tuned to www.fireengineering.com for more updates on the trial as it progresses.

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