Rabbis' Plea Deal For Deadly Nursing Home Fire Sparks Outrage
- Two rabbis started a fire with a blowtorch during a Passover ritual that killed two people.
- The rabbis were sentenced to probation instead of jail time, angering firefighters and victims' families.
- The district attorney said this was a unique case and required one rabbi to acknowledge recklessness.
- The fire was started while cleaning for Passover with an industrial blowtorch.
- This is the first known case of a deadly fire caused by a religious cleansing ritual.