Trump Organization Sues Man Who Died in Trump Tower Fire
The board of Trump Tower Condominium — through Trump Organization lawyer Sonja Talesnik — filed the suit
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Authorities are investigating what caused a raging fire that tore through a 50th-floor apartment at Trump Tower, killing a man inside and sending flames pouring from windows of the president’s namesake skyscraper. Ida Siegal reports.
What to Know
The improper use of multiple power strips caused the fatal April 7 fire at Trump Tower, the FDNY said
The 50th-floor apartment did not have a smoke alarm
The fire killed Todd Brassner, a 67-year-old art and guitar collector; he's being sued by the Trump Organization for $90,000 for unpaid fees
The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit seeking to reclaim $90,000 in unpaid fees from a Trump Tower resident who died in an April fire at the tower.
The board of Trump Tower Condominium — through Trump Organization lawyer Sonja Talesnik — filed the suit in Manhattan Supreme Court late Tuesday against the estate of 67-year-old Todd Brassner seeking the common charges and fees. The New York Post reports Brassner's heirs, Todd and Heather Brassner, did not return calls seeking comment.
A man was critically injured after a fire erupted in an apartment at Trump Tower in Midtown on Saturday evening, the FDNY said. (Update: Authorities later said the man died and that six firefighters were injured.)
The New York Fire Department has said the fire was accidental and Brassner's apartment did not have a smoke alarm. The apartment didn't have sprinklers either, due to a loophole in city regulations applying to high-rise buildings like Trump Tower.
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A firefighter works in front of Trump Tower after a fire in New York, Saturday, April 7, 2018. The Fire Department says a blaze broke out on the 50th floor shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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First responders assess the scene of a fire at Trump Tower on April 7, 2018, in New York City.
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Firefighters work in front of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, April 7, 2018, after battling a fire. The Fire Department says a blaze broke out on the 50th floor shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday.
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First responders assess the scene of a fire at Trump Tower on April 7, 2018, in New York City.
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A firefighter works in front of Trump Tower after a fire in New York, Saturday, April 7, 2018. The Fire Department says a blaze broke out on the 50th floor shortly before 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Broken and burned windows are seen after a fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower on April 7, 2018, in New York City.
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Fire damage scars the side of Trump Tower Saturday, April 7, 2018, in New York.
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Water pours from the window of a fire damaged apartment in Trump Tower Saturday, April 7, 2018, in New York.
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This photo shows the raging fire at Trump Tower in New York City on April 7, 2018. Another fire broke out at Trump Tower in January 2018 as well, and three people were injured.
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A fire broke out at Trump Tower in New York City on Saturday, April 7, 2018.
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John Walker
A fire broke out on the 50th floor of Trump Tower the evening of April 7. President Trump tweeted that the fire was knocked down around 6:45 p.m.
News 4 New York
The president and his family were not in New York when the fire broke out. One person died and at least six firefighters sustained minor injuries.
Andrew Spender
Large crowds massed along Fifth Avenue as the fire raged.
