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Updated: Monday, November 23, 2009 1:03 a.m.

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City dismisses developer's claim of negligence in Ninth Square fire

Staff Intern
Published Saturday, July 19, 2008

A handful of New Haven officials gathered at the New Haven Fire Station earlier this week in an attempt to debunk claims from a real-estate developer that the city committed negligence when it allowed the Brass Monkey — a nightclub that burned down in last December’s Ninth Square fire — to open while in violation of safety codes.

The allegations by Mid Block Development — which also asserted that the city contracted the building’s post-fire demolition to a company that lacked the proper license — mark the latest development in a dispute that has continued, unresolved, since last...

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