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Four city firefighters injured while battling the Deutsche Bank building fire last summer are suing the city, state, and building contractors for their injuries. The fire also claimed the lives of firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph Graffagnino when they became trapped on the 14th floor.
The new lawsuits are being brought against the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, Bovis Lend Lease, the city, and several subcontractors by Battalion Chief Michael Borst and firefighters Sean McBrien, Francis McCutchen, and Steve Olsen. The injuries they sustained in the blaze have disqualified them from further work with the FDNY.
The lawsuits come soon after the families of the two firefighters who died filed suit against the city/state agencies and contracting companies involved in the deconstruction of the building, which was damaged in the terrorist attacks of September 11.
