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Adams suggested that speaking to Rick Gropper, the co-founder of the Camber Property Group, would be an unwise move, despite Gropper’s role on his transition team, because it could “taint” city probes into the inferno, which has killed 17 people, including nine children.

Affordable housing should never have become an asset class for the rich to make returns on investments. Of course this system is broken

Residents of the Bronx high-rise where 17 people died in a smoky blaze gathered to express frustration over their current circumstances.

Investigators sought answers Monday for why safety doors failed to close when fire broke out in a New York high-rise, allowing thick smoke to rise through

In addition to automatically-closing fire doors failing to function properly, violations involving broken or defective fire-retardant material were also recorded.

By focusing on personal responsibility over open doors, the mayor is ignoring the neglect that led to this tragedy

The mayor’s relationship to the burned building’s landlord, along with his ‘close the door’ directive in the wake of the tragedy, are raising eyebrows.

Landlords of Bronx building were buying up affordable housing in New York

The companies purchased Twin Parks North West, the Bronx building where there was a deadly fire, along with seven other buildings in the borough for $166 million.

Tijan Janneh, 64, told DailyMail.com his daughter Sera Janneh, 27, was rushed to a hospital after the fire. Her parents learned she had died a day later.