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Fortunately, my building still has the original brick cladding.
by notl4wy3r 9y ago
Fortunately, my building still has the original brick cladding.
- wahern 9y agoDoes it have sprinklers? Lack of sprinklers is what doomed the Marco Polo condominium victims despite all the mitigations. "We've got three commercial fire hoses on every floor," he said. "We've got three CO2 bottles, big ones, on every floor. When we did the building originally, we thought we have enough equipment at the time, so the fire will never transfer to another unit. We have 45-minute fire doors, so if we have a fire, we can keep it to one unit." ... "Solid, concrete and pre-stressed -- it’s the best.” said Schmidt. It was designed to accommodate natural, tradewind ventilation, but he thinks those winds also helped to feed the fire. -- http://www.kitv.com/story/35948583/long-time-marco-polo-resident-shares-building-history-concerns http://www.kitv.com/story/35948583/long-time-marco-polo-resi...