Now and then we have a client who asks us why buildings (especially those larger buildings) are required to have fire protection sprinkler systems.Well, this is why. Here we have a 1970's 25-story building, on the south side of Chicago (Harper Square coop building), that is currently (and I mean right now) having a major fire on higher floors. It appears to be on the 15th - 24th floors.This is a disaster... the fire hoses don't even reach the higher floors. There are many, many Chicago fire trucks and firefighters present, struggling to get this fire under control.There is no word, yet, as to whether anyone has been hurt, and residents who are not directly affected by the fire, have been asked to shelter in place... so far, the city feels an evacuation order is not necessary.. It's ...
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