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NYC 19 story apt complex fire, at least 19 perished, 32 still critical


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This is so tragic. The residents of the fire apt left the door open which let it spread quickly. Most died of smoke inhalation. Google McCauley Culken family fire, a little similar.

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Age of the complex will only have something to do with it in that it was constructed before sprinklers were required. The biggest contributing factors will be lack of smoke detectors/working smoke detectors and illegal subdividing of units and/or illegal building modifications.

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Also saw a resident quoted saying the fire alarm routinely went off for unknown or noncritical reasons, leading to some not reacting quickly when it went off for this fire.

Think about how often in a building of that size and occupancy that someone burns toast or puts a frozen pizza in the oven with the cardboard still underneath. After a few times residents become desensitized to it and pay no mind.

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