Everyone saw a Nob Hill disaster coming. Why didn’t Syracuse do more to prevent it?

Syracuse, N.Y. — A month ago, Sean Stanyon sat in a Syracuse City Court room and told the judge he feared what would happen in his Nob Hill Apartments building if things continued the way they had been going.

“I’m scared to sleep at night in case there’s a fire,” he said.

That’s exactly what happened early Feb. 28: A fire ripped through Building 3 at Nob Hill, killing one man and leaving at least 50 others, including Stanyon, homeless…

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