A deputy fire chief tells city councilors that he expects the District Attorney’s Office ‘will be proceeding with some prosecution’ against Gregory Nisbet.
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Portland landlord in fatal fire case faces citation for nearby apartments
The city says Gregory Nisbet failed to meet a deadline for correcting code violations.
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Portland issues permit to tear down house where fire killed 6
Neighbors plan to hold a vigil for the victims when the 95-year-old building on Noyes Street is demolished.
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Owner asks to demolish house in Portland where fire killed 6 people
Gregory Nisbet, who owns the house on Noyes Street where the fire broke out Nov. 1, has applied for a permit to tear it down.
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Portland gives landlord Feb. 2 deadline to fix code violations
City officials say the building at 186-188 Dartmouth St., owned by Gregory Nisbet, has problems similar to those at Nisbet’s building on Noyes Street where a fire killed six people.
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Smoke detectors had been disabled before Noyes Street blaze that killed six
Investigators also found that the Portland duplex fire was caused by a cigarette butt placed in a plastic receptacle on a porch.
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Deadly Portland fire was caused by cigarette butt, investigators say
The Noyes Street building where six young people died had no working smoke detectors, says Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria.
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Landlord in fatal Portland fire faces deadline to fix safety violations
Gregory Nisbet must fix the problems at 188 Dartmouth St. before an inspection Tuesday.
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Court freezes Portland landlord’s assets in lawsuit over fire that killed six
The $1.7 million worth of property will probably be needed to pay damages to a victim’s family, says the judge in a case that reveals new details about Maine’s deadliest fire in 40 years.
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Letter to the editor: City must crack down on landlords
Re: “Many in Portland live in rentals with code violations,” by Randy Billings (Maine Sunday Telegram, Nov. 9): It is very upsetting that landlords don’t take responsibility in managing their properties. They have no respect for human life. I feel that landlords look at owning properties as a easy way to make money. Would these […]