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SCHENECTADY
Suit blames pizza shop owner for fire
BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter
Reach Gazette reporter Steven Cook at 395-3122 or scook@dailygazette.net.

    A 2010 fire that destroyed a Tshirt business and a pizza shop has resulted in a lawsuit against the parent company of the pizzeria, alleging negligence resulted in the fi re.
    Michael D. Putorti and his First Class Productions filed suit last month in state Supreme Court in Schenectady County against Old Schenectady LLC.
    Old Schenectady is described as the parent company of 4 Corners Pizza, the pizza shop destroyed in the Aug. 10, 2010, blaze at 2807-2809 Guilderland Ave.
    The building housing 4 Corners Pizza, First Class Products and the offices of Anderson Blacktop and Seal Coating was ultimately demolished.
    Fire investigators weren’t able to definitively determine what caused the fire. There were some reports, however, that a lit candle in the back room of the pizzeria may have started the blaze.
    The lawsuit filed by Putorti and First Class Productions points to the candle as part of the negligence claim. Putorti owned the property.
    The fire, the suit reads, “was caused by the negligence of Old Schenectady’s agents and employees” with that negligence including “leaving a burning candle unattended under circumstances that presented an unreasonable risk of harm.”
    The suit also cites allegations that Old Schenectady “failed to exercise proper supervision over agents and employees and over business visitors who were permitted access to portions of the premises that were not accessible to the general public.”
    No specific dollar damages are identified in the suit, but Putorti and First Class cite destruction of property as well as revenue losses and other damages, costs and expenses.
    Putorti and First Class are represented by attorney Daniel Harrington of Philadelphia. Harrington could not be reached for comment for this story.
    Gerard Parisi, among the group that owns the pizza shop, said he has been served with the suit and has forwarded it to the shop’s insurance company.
    Both 4 Corners Pizza and First Class Products have since relocated. The fire site remains vacant. Since the blaze, it and the surrounding parcels had been the topic of speculation about a new CVS drug store, but zoning challenges appeared to kill that proposal this past April.

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and the plot thickens

HOT Pizza, niot that is Italian.

I'm still laughing at this fiasco....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I'm still laughing....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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I'm still laughing....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Why is this funny?

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Despite our political differences, I hope that Mr. Parisi and his associates can rebuild soon and get back to business.  They did serve pretty good pizza.

Didn't you say recently you rarely, if ever, eat pizza out? (I think it was the Pizza King story)

I could be wrong.

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Didn't you say recently you rarely, if ever, eat pizza out? (I think it was the Pizza King story)

I could be wrong.

That is correct.  We rarely - maybe 2 or 3 times a year - buy a pizza.  4 Corners Pizza did make good pizza (haven't had an opportunity to stop in and support them since they reopened)  - and at the time that I made that comment I was sincerely expressing my hope that they would reopen.  You see - I actually want our local small businesses to do well.

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That is correct.  We rarely - maybe 2 or 3 times a year - buy a pizza.  4 Corners Pizza did make good pizza (haven't had an opportunity to stop in and support them since they reopened)  - and at the time that I made that comment I was sincerely expressing my hope that they would reopen.  You see - I actually want our local small businesses to do well.

They've been open there for over a year ... guess they're due for a visit from you - and me.  

Yum, Pizza.  Do they deliver?

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They've been open there for over a year ... guess they're due for a visit from you - and me.  

Yum, Pizza.  Do they deliver?

Not sure if they deliver.  We probably won't be ordering a pizza until winter time.