7 On Your Side Investigates: Thousands of New York City fire escapes rust away without inspection
4,297 views · Published 27 February 2018 · 3:40 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Eyewitness News ABC7NY · 2018 · News & Politics
When a step fell seven stories from a SoHo building's fire escape two weeks ago, it struck a man walking below in the head, killing him. The incident also exposed the city's weak oversight of these aging steel structures. Cisco Meneses, inspector and founder of the National Fire Escape Association, told 7 On Your Side Investigates that the corroded step on the fire escape should have been flagged in its last inspection in 2013. Instead, the inspection found the fire escape was safe. Our investigation revealed that in the days after the fatal accident, inspectors found three additional loose steps on the fire escape. Jim Hoffer has more details: http://7ny.tv/2CplGRM Check out more Eyewitness News - http://abc7ny.com/ OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ABC7NY/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc7ny INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/abc7ny/ SNAP: abc7ny PODCAST: None yet. Got an idea? NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2599968/ Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: [email protected]
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