Explosion

An appeals court in New York upheld the manslaughter, assault and reckless endangerment convictions of a landlord and a general contractor for their role in operating a dangerous gas-delivery system, which caused an explosion in 2015 that killed two people and injured 13 others.

MANHATTAN — An appeals court in New York upheld the manslaughter, assault and reckless endangerment convictions of a landlord and a general contractor for their role in operating a dangerous gas-delivery system whose explosion in 2015 killed two people and injured 13 others.

Categories / Appeals, Criminal, Energy

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