Maine man who owned building where 6 died in fire to be sentenced
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Maine landlord who owned a building were six people died in a fire two years ago is scheduled to be sentenced for a misdemeanor code violation.
Gregory Nisbet is set to be sentenced Thursday. Prosecutors described rooms in a Portland house he rented as "death traps" during his trial, which ended in October.
The fire happened after a Halloween party. The judge found Nisbet not guilty of manslaughter charges stemming from it.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nisbet also was acquitted of other lesser charges. His code violation conviction related to the home not having adequate means of escape from third-floor rooms.
Nisbet faces a maximum of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
The fire was determined to be accidental, blamed on improperly discarded smoking materials on a porch.