The fire was started by a nurse who worked in one of the offices. She had neglected to finish her paperwork on time, and started the fire to cover it up. The nurse was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for the arson/murders.
As outrageous as that is, it gets worse. One of the insurance companies for the building, Great America Insurance Company, is actually arguing in court that it should not be held liable for the deaths because the victims died from smoke inhalation, not the actual fire. There is an exclusion in the policy for deaths caused by "pollution," which is defined as seepage, spills, smoke, or soot. Excuse me, but aren't most fire deaths caused by smoke inhalation rather than actually being burned in the fire??????
This kind of outrageous bullshit has been going on far too long in this country. I hope the recent election is a sign that things will turn around, and WE THE PEOPLE will finally start taking back this country from big business.
I'm sure my little anonymous commenter who loves insurance companies is saying to himself that it was the victims' fault. They should have read the policy before they stupidly allowed themselves to die in an office fire.
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