CPM client couple who escaped from deadly apartment fire in Redwood City sue building's owner

Two tenants who say they lost most of their possessions in a fire that heavily damaged a Redwood City apartment complex sued the building's owner on Tuesday, according to their lawyer.

The six-alarm fire in the 72-unit Hallmark House Apartments at 531 Woodside Road displaced 97 residents and killed one tenant -- 48-year-old Darin Michael Demello-Pine. About 20 people, including three firefighters, were injured as a result of the fire, first reported around 2 a.m. on July 7.

Although the cause is still under investigation, fire officials said the blaze appeared to have started in Demello-Pine's third-floor apartment... (To view the entire article, please click the HERE)