LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — The owner of a Lexington apartment complex where a fatal gas leak occurred last summer has agreed to pay a reduced fine to the city more than eight months after the building was condemned.
Oxford KDR LLC, the property owner, had appealed the fine in Fayette District Court. On Friday, the owner and the city agreed to reduce the fine to $7,500 and dismiss the case.
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The Lexington Fire Department told FOX 56 that 12 patients were identified in connection with the gas leak, and one of them died.
Samuel Gross, 62, died after being involved in the incident…