NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The father of three young girls killed in a Christmas fire in Connecticut is accusing the city of Stamford of allowing the house to become a fire trap by failing to properly oversee construction, his attorney said yesterday.
Richard Emery, attorney for Matthew Badger, said a notice of intent to sue the city was filed yesterday.
He said the city failed to ensure fire alarms were hooked up when children were living in a residence under construction.
“They allowed a fire trap to exist under their supervision with children in it,” Emery said.
A city official has said building inspectors last examined the work in July and did not find any problems.
Matthew Badger’s daughters, 9-year-old Lily and 7-year-old twins Sarah and Grace, and their grandparents were killed in the fire at the girls’ mother’s house.