National civil rights attorney Ben Crump, along with a NYC-based law firm, is filing a lawsuit on behalf of the Bronx fire victims who survived the Bronx apartment fire that claimed the lives of 17 people last month. In a statement to the Black Information Network, Crump said that the lawsuit is about “holding those responsible accountable and ensuring that no community has to suffer a loss like this again.” The lawsuit for the Bronx fire victims is specifically being filed on behalf of four families whose children and loved ones either died or were hospitalized as a result of the January 9 high-rise apartment fire. The statement listed the families