Fire sprinklers save lives
Letters to the Editor January 18, 2012 7:44PM
Updated: February 21, 2012 8:24AM
Iam writing this letter in response to the fire that occurred on Jan. 8 at 3130 N. Lake Shore Drive. I was under the impression that the City of Chicago had passed a ruling that ordered building owners to equip their buildings with some sort of life safety system. I was shocked to hear that this ruling has not been enforced and the result is the loss of human life. From what I have read on this subject, building owners are citing the cost of equipping a building with fire sprinklers as the problem. I truly believe that the cost of supplying fire sprinklers would be dramatically less than the cost of just one lawsuit linked to a death in a fire. Please begin enforcing these regulations and stop the senseless loss of money and human life.
Jeffrey Brkovic, New Lenox
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