Contractor, landlord at site of deadly Brooklyn building collapse cited for numerous violations
A contractor involved in construction at the site of the deadly Brooklyn building collapse had been cited by NYC for problems related to demolition at the Bedford Ave. location, including violating a stop-work order aimed at halting problematic work, city records reviewed by the Daily News show.
The records reviewed by the News also show the man behind the ownership of the collapsed building, Olufemi Falade, was once imprisoned for ignoring housing violations at his properties.
That building,1321 Flatbush Ave., which was adjacent to the construction site, had 98 open violations, including defective doors, unsafe electrical wiring, leaking ceilings, defective fire retardant material, and missing or malfunctioning smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
The cause of the collapse remains under investigation. The death toll in the tragedy now stands at eight, including an immigrant construction worker with a pregnant wife.
