In the days following the deadliest New York fire in the last 30 years, it became painfully clear that existing safety laws failed to protect the residents of Twin Parks North West in the Bronx.
The fire started when an electric space heater used to warm a chilly apartment malfunctioned, and smoke billowed into stairwells and hallways after malfunctioning self-closing doors failed to contain the blaze.
The 19-story building also lacked both sprinklers and fire escapes — neither of which it is required to have. In the wake of the disaster, which left 17 people dead, a variety of new laws are being introduced in an attempt to prevent a fire like this from happening again.
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In the days following the deadliest New York fire in the last 30 years, it became painfully clear that existing safety laws failed to protect the residents of Twin Parks North West in the Bronx. The fire started when an electric space heater used to warm a chilly apartment [...]
