And a city firefighter, allegedly injured early on New Year’s Day when he fell from a ladder while battling a blaze in a vacant Tompkinsville home, maintains the building’s “unsealed” and “unguarded” condition made his job even more hazardous.
John DiCarlo has sued 79 Monroe LLC, identified in court papers as the owner of 79 Monroe Ave., alleging he was injured due to the owner’s “carelessness, negligence and recklessness.” DiCarlo was among the firefighters who responded to the raging two-alarm blaze at about 6:08 a.m., according to a civil complaint and Advance reports.
Heavy flames had spread throughout the two-story dwelling, a Fire Department spokesman told the Advance then.
The blaze was finally brought under control just over two hours later at 8:18 a.m., the spokesman said.
The fire was incendiary in nature, alleges the complaint.