Deaths from SouthPark fire were preventable, lawsuit from families of victims says
The families of two workers unable to escape the historic fire accuse the developer and others of disregarding the rights and safety of workers.
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The families of two workers unable to escape the historic fire accuse the developer and others of disregarding the rights and safety of workers.
The defendants include Mill Creek Residential, SouthPark Charlotte Apartments, MCRT Carolinas Construction LLC (Modera South Park), MCRT Carolinas LLC, Mill Creek Residential Services LLC and Kentucky Overhead Door Inc. (Baker Insulation).
Cited for deficiencies linked to deaths after scaffolding collapse and massive SouthPark fire, companies challenged some penalties.
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Two men trapped on the sixth floor of the SouthPark apartment building died in the five-alarm blaze.