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Could the employers of a worker who died fighting fires in New York be held responsible?

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A New York parks employee died battling one of a number of wildfires in New Jersey and New York amid dry conditions that have prompted air quality warnings in both states, authorities said Sunday.
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/10/g-s1-33636/air-quality-warnings-in-new-york-and-new-jersey-as-parks-worker-dies-fighting-fire

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