The families of two Philadelphia (Penn.) firefighters have filed lawsuits against Motorola, Wireless Communications and Electronics Inc., and a homeowner, claiming the city’s public safety radio system malfunctioned when the firefighters tried to radio for help when their air packs ran out during a smoky basement fire in 2004. The lawsuit says that Capt. John Taylor and firefighter Rey Rubio, “suffered agonizing and horrible deaths from asphyxiation, before they could be rescued,” and that Taylor made several attempts to radio for help from the basement. The homeowner was convicted last year of involuntary manslaughter in the case. Prosecutors presented evidence the fire was caused by a marijuana grow operation.
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