A relative of the Yorkville woman and child killed in a fire earlier this year is taking legal action, claiming the village fire department did not do enough to save their lives.
Heather Mishlanie and her 6-year-old daughter Taylor were killed after the Jan. 18 fire ravaged their upstairs apartment at 95 Campbell Ave.
The Yorkville Fire Department, which had command, and the Whitesboro Fire Department were the initial responders, while 911 records show three others were called approximately seven minutes later. That did not include the Utica Fire Department, which has a fire station fewer than 2 miles from the Campbell Avenue residence.
That decision to call only volunteer fire departments cost “valuable” time and, ultimately, the lives of Heather and Taylor Mishlanie, according to the notice of claim from Christopher Mishlanie, who is Taylor Mishlanie’s father and Heather Mishlanie’s ex-husband.