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Notable Fires
Fires that changed the codes: what happened, what the investigations found and the rules that came out of them.
Many fire code requirements trace back to a specific fire. These articles look at what happened, what the official investigations found and which rules changed as a result.
Fires that changed the codes
Notable Fires · What changed
What Caused the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, and Why It Killed 146
What started the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire, why it spread, why so many workers could not escape, and what changed in New York law and the Life Safety…
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