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Several With Grave Injuries After NYC Fire That Killed 19

NEW YORK (AP) –Doctors worked Monday to save the lives of multiple people gravely injured when smoke from a fire knocked them out or trapped them in their apartments in a New York City high-rise building. Nineteen people, including nine …

1946 Atlanta Fire Still Deadliest Hotel Blaze in U.S. History

ATLANTA (AP) — There’s a reason that the death toll of the Winecoff hotel fire in December 1946 has never been surpassed. Immediately after the disaster that killed 119 people, cities across the country began to re-examine their fire codes. …

Massachusetts Fire Officials Worried About Possible Rule Change

A draft document on costs of fire alarm and sprinkler systems in Massachusetts could lead to a rollback in requirements in some multi-unit residential buildings, a group of concerned fire officials said Tuesday. About 40 fire officials attended a meeting …

Texas Fire Marshal Touts Success of Sprinkler Systems in Apartment Complexes

Not one person has been killed in a fire in Texas in the past ten years inside an apartment complex that was equipped with a fire sprinkler system according to data provided by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. In contrast, …