A federal investigative report details how a seven-year veteran firefighter sustained serious injuries in the Feb. 20 fire that destroyed the Hotel Hampton boarding house in Downtown Easton.
Investigators found the building had not undergone a fire-safety inspection since 2017 due to limited staffing in the Easton code enforcement office, according to the 30-page National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) report.
Historical records showed previous violations including nonfunctioning smoke detectors, fire doors propped open and fire escape windows nailed shut, according to the report…