Mother of fire victim sues high-rise managers
CHICAGO - The mother of a woman killed in a Chicago high-rise apartment fire has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the companies that manages the building.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports Ann McCoy claims her 32-year-old daughter, Shantel, would be alive had a sprinkler system been in place to put out the fire.
The mother also contends 3130 N. Lake Shore LLC and Planned Property Management Inc. failed to warn the victim of the fire and allowed her to use the elevators when the companies ``should have known if was not safe to do so.''
The Cook County medical examiner ruled that Shantel McCoy's death was accidental and caused by carbon monoxide intoxication and inhalation of smoke and soot. APAssociated Press text, photo and/or graphic material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these AP Materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.
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