Two York City firefighters badly hurt when they plummeted four stories as the burned-out Weaver Piano & Organ building collapsed in March have sued a local engineering firm.
Assistant Fire Chief Greg Altland and wife Lisa Altland, as well as Firefighter Erik Swanson and wife Donna Swanson, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, filed lawsuits in York County Court against Carney Engineering Group Inc. and its president, Josh Carney.
Each couple is represented by Harrisburg-area attorney Robert Claraval.
"Erik and Greg brought this lawsuit so that a jury from our community can enforce the safety rules that protect firefighters and first responders so they can protect all of us," Claraval wrote in an email.
Two firefighters — Ivan Flanscha and Zach Anthony — were killed in the March 22 collapse, which happened a day after a three-alarm blaze badly damaged the building.