Days after the spectacular explosion by Grand Central the city is doing plenty to clean up their mess. The ones that aren't being taken care of are the victims. Injured citizens are beginning to file lawsuits against Con Edison and businesses are dumbfounded by the $10,000 loans being offered to help offset the dramatic decrease in business throughout the area. Con Ed is looking at a massive lawsuit or at least multiple cases from shops and people affected by the blast.
From The Daily News:
Francine Dorf of Bay Ridge, who lost her older sister on 9/11, filed suit against Con Ed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, saying she was treated for smoke in her eyes and lungs after fleeing through asbestos-tainted debris.
Dorf, 52, said she feared she was caught in a terrorist bombing after the explosion near her E. 42nd St. office, triggering her posttraumatic stress disorder.
"All the stress, it brought back what happened six years ago," Dorf said.
Meanwhile, business owners pressed Con Ed for financial assistance.
"Con Ed should really help out," said Naser Abu, manager of Fresh Pizza on 43rd St. and Third Ave., which lost $6,500. "It's their fault and their responsibility."
Thats right, it is their responsibility. I almost feel like not paying my next few electric bills because I live near the blast...but I won't go there now. People's health and their livelihoods have been bent seriously out of shape because Con Ed and the city did not do enough to ensure the safety of its residents even while knowing these problems exist. There have been multiple explosions of this sort in the city's past and we should have been ready for it.
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