DEADLY QUEENS FIRE FOLLOW-UP

From: New York attorney Gary E. Rosenberg (personal injury and accident attorney and lawyer; serving Brooklyn Queens Bronx; Queens Accident Attorney)

I just blogged (two days ago) about a house fire in Springfield Gardens, Queens that killed a young pregnant mother and her 2 year-old child. You may recall that the New York City Fire Department answered the call, but was delayed because it was not given the correct address and had to search for the burning house - which was a few blocks away from the address to which firefighters responded. Linda Anderson was dead at the scene and her son, Ayden Hayes died on the way to the hospital.

Arrested and charged with arson and manslaughter is Linda Anderson's ex-boyfriend, Jimmy Humphrey, age 23. Humphrey says that during a fight he grabbed Anderson by the throat and, "whoops," nail polish remover and a candle fell on her, starting the blaze.

Mr. Humphrey then strolled home, laid down and rested, walked to a pay phone to dial 911, and gave the fire department the wrong address. This left Linda Anderson and her sleeping toddler to burn to death.

Hope they throw the book at this heartless you-know-what.