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Even 60's were safe compared to earlier centuries. It used to be common for whole cities to burn down. And again we can thank the codes.
by vlehto 10y ago
Even 60's were safe compared to earlier centuries. It used to be common for whole cities to burn down. And again we can thank the codes.
- Symmetry 10y agoElectrical lighting made a huge difference in fire safety.
- ddeck 10y agoThe development of pressurized water systems and thus the ability to quickly extinguish fires likely had a pretty significant impact. The first Steam-pump fire engines only came into (very limited) use in the 1850s and ICE pumpers in the early 1900s.
- vlehto 10y agoFire codes at the time required wide paved streets to act as fire barriers. You get double benefit when you can get your fire engine to the desired location by that new fat street. And then again reinforced concrete also became available around 1900. So yes, the code is only small part of all that. But I'd claim it's significant part.