article_snippet.sent: Mrs Figueroa referenced other New York City incidents such as a crane collapse in 2008 that killed two and a fire in 2010 where those judged responsible faced manslaughter charges.
article_snippet.sent: The owner of the crane company and three men connected to the 2010 fire were all acquitted.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Figueroa said that those responsible include Con Edison, the utilities giant that said part of the building's gas works failed inspection about an hour before the explosion.
article_snippet.sent: Ms Hyrnenko's building had previously failed a Con Ed inspection in August, when workers discovered that a pipe had been tapped in a dangerous way, the crane company told the New York Times.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Figueroa said that illegal gas tapping should not be a 'three strike' policy and that gas to Ms Hyrnenko's building should have been shut off completely following a Con Ed inspection.
highlights_snippet.sent: Blast, which killed two, thought to be the result of illegal gas tapping .
  