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canetoad

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Sat Jul 15, 2017, 03:01 AM Jul 2017

Honolulu fire: three dead after blaze breaks out in high-rise building

Source: Guardian

Honolulu fire: three dead after blaze breaks out in high-rise building

Around 100 firefighters tackle the incident at Marco Polo apartments, which did not have sprinklers, in the Hawaiian capital

At least three people have been killed after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Thick black smoke and flames could be seen coming from the Marco Polo building near Waikiki after the fire started on the 26th floor on Friday afternoon.

The blaze quickly spread two floors higher, sending debris, including window frames, onto the street below.
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“We have a very tragic situation with three confirmed fatalities,” said the city’s mayor, Kirk Caldwell.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jul/15/honolulu-fire-more-than-60-firefighters-tackle-blaze-at-high-rise-building

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Honolulu fire: three dead after blaze breaks out in high-rise building (Original Post) canetoad Jul 2017 OP
Why are not sprinklers retrofitted into all high rise buildings. They did applegrove Jul 2017 #1
Probably because some geezers started shaking their fists and rambling about having fixed incomes Sen. Walter Sobchak Jul 2017 #2
 

Sen. Walter Sobchak

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2. Probably because some geezers started shaking their fists and rambling about having fixed incomes
Sat Jul 15, 2017, 04:21 AM
Jul 2017

Last edited Sat Jul 15, 2017, 05:33 AM - Edit history (1)

I will just about guarantee that is the answer to this and most deficiencies in old condo towers.

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