NEW : The building failed inspections and its owner did n't pay taxes , a city official says . NEW : `` We were not going to drop the ball on this one , and we did not , '' he said , saying that city officials were responsive all along to residents ' complaints about the property . The city was after the owner in court , and the property was up for public auction . NEW : The firefighters who died were Robert Neary , 25 , and Robert Neary , 60 . 3 other firefighters were injured in the 3 -alarm Philadelphia blaze .
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 , 25 , and Robert Neary , 60 . 3 other firefighters were injured in the 3 -alarm Philadelphia blaze .