by JONATHAN LEMIRE
More than 100 business owners and building managers have been charged with failing to fix potentially deadly fire code violations, the FDNY and the Department of Investigations announced Thursday.
The sweep, the latest in a series of fire safety crackdowns after last year's fatal Deutsche Bank blaze, targeted building owners and employees who ignored summonses.
"The Fire Department has zero tolerance for building owners and managers who do not adhere to the regulations and codes that are designed to keep the public safe," said Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta.
The sweep, which stretched across all five boroughs, ensnared offenders like Sammy Ali, a Staten Island deli owner who gave FDNY inspectors a false name, and Hoope Chen, the construction supervisor of a Manhattan hotel that did not have a working standpipe.
Since July 2007, 335 people have been arrested on fire code warrants, officials said.
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