Lawsuit filed against Gabriel House owner and local fire safety company

Three people who were injured in the deadly Gabriel House fire in July are suing the assisted living facility claiming they were injured in the fire The law firm representing the survivors are also representing the families of two people who died in the fire The lawsuit alleges sprinklers in the assisted living facility didn t work and says that Gabriel House s owner Dennis Etzkorn knew or should have known that residents smoked in their rooms despite anatomical oxygen being present The lawsuit also names Fire Systems Inc as a defendant The law firm representing the families and survivors says Fire Systems Inc provided fire alarms and life safety systems to the facility and inspected and maintained the devices The lawsuit indicates the fire panel fire pump and sprinkler systems weren t installed correctly people were killed as a impact of the fire and over other residents were injured A spokesperson for the Gabriel House and it s owner did not have a comment about the lawsuit NEWS has reached out to Fire Systems Inc for a declaration they referred to their legal company and NEWS is awaiting comment