"Fire in Russian psychiatric hospital kills 38" at AP

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4. Yes. We regulated ourselves in the West in the 20th century to make sure we were fire safe and

construction safe, often implemented after horrid disasters. Seems the rest of the world is going through these awful events again. Why couldn't they just learn what we did without going through the collapses and fires? Then you have to ask why is the GOP trying to undo safety regulations in the the USA and Canada? It is like every generation has to learn that government should play a role in safety regulations. And that is wrong, wrong wrong. Look at West, Texas. We should have some way of transferring such collective knowledge through the generations and around the world without going through the disasters. That garmet factory in Bangladesh was built on a swamp. 4 stories. Then they added another and didn't put in support walls, only pillars inside. They were building a ninth story when it collapsed. I don't want to know how people die in a fire at a psychiatric hospital. There should be fire escapes and doors that become automatically unlocked in case of fire. It just makes me so angry.