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The Endwell Knights Inn Tragedy: Finding Answers in the Smoke If you are reading this while waiting for news or grieving a loss from the catastrophic fire at the Knights Inn in Endwell, we know that no words can bridge the gap left by the six lives lost on June 22, 2026. This hamlet in the Town of Union is a tight-knit community, and a tragedy of this magnitude on the commercial corridor near I-86 and Route 17 impacts everyone. Right now, the focus is on the criminal charges. A 24-year-old man faces six counts of second-degree manslaughter and fourth-degree arson. While the criminal justice system seeks to punish the individual who started the fire, the civil justice system exists to ask a different, equally critical question: Why did the building fail to protect its guests? An arsonist may light a match, but it is the responsibility of the property owner and the corporate brand to ensure that a fire does not become a mass-casualty event. When a fire spreads so rapidly that residents cannot escape, it points to systemic failures in fire suppression, smoke detection, and structural safety. We represent families in wrongful death claims to uncover these failures…