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N.J. man files $5M lawsuit for injuries from fire sparked by water heater in his bedroom closet

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A Sussex County man seriously hurt in an apartment fire has filed a $5 million lawsuit against his landlords, claiming a faulty water heater his lawyers termed “a ticking time bomb” erupted in flames as he slept.Firefighters found Rudolf Makel, now 77, unresponsive on the floor near the rear sliding glass door of his home at Carlton Village in Hamburg on July 9, 2023, according to the lawsuit, filed July 8 in Morris County Superior Court.

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N.J. man files $5M lawsuit for injuries from fire sparked by water heater in his bedroom closet

A Sussex County man seriously hurt in an apartment fire has filed a $5 million lawsuit against his landlords, claiming a faulty water heater his lawyers termed “a ticking time bomb” erupted in flames as he slept.Firefighters found Rudolf Makel, now 77, unresponsive on the floor near the rear sliding glass door of his home at Carlton Village in Hamburg on July 9, 2023, according to the lawsuit, filed July 8 in Morris County Superior Court.

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nj broke the news in New Jersey, United States on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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