The Daily News reports that the "empty cigarette packs and beer cans were found on several floors" of the former Deutsche Bank building last week. Last year, the building, which is being slowly dismantled, was the site of a seven-alarm fire that claimed the lives of two firefighters; the fire was started by a worker's cigarette (smoking in prohibited) and exposed a number of violations. The matter is apparently being investigated, but, upon learning about this, the father of one fallen firefighters said, "It makes me feel like I want to puke. They just don't care."
Published Sep 6, 2008
Modified Sep 6, 2008
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