NEW : The building failed inspections and its owner did n't pay taxes , a city official says . NEW : The city was after the owner in court , and the property was up for public auction . NEW : Deputy Fire Commissioner Ernest Hargett Jr. Four of the firefighters were trapped inside , he said , but the fifth was able to get free . The firefighters who died were Robert Neary , 60 , and Daniel Sweeney , 25 . TL;DR A fire at an apartment complex on Staten Island
NEW : The building failed inspections and its owner did n't pay taxes , a city official says . NEW : The city was after the owner in court , and the property was up for public auction . NEW : The firefighters who died were Robert Neary , 60 , and Daniel Sweeney , 25 . TL;DR A fire at an apartment complex on Staten Island