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FailureToCommunicate

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3. My mother grew up knowing about this tragedy. When Coconut Grove fire

Reply to Sherman A1 (Original post)

Mon Mar 4, 2013, 07:52 AM

Mar 2013

happened (Boston 1942) she was with the Red Cross and worked with victims and families recovering from that disaster. Even when fires cause new regulations to be put in place...greed of club owners or... can override them (doors locked or barricaded so staff couldn't sneak out...(Shirtwaist Fire) or patrons sneak in. Then more recently (ten years ago) the Station Nightclub fire (RI)...

Fire regulations - like many 'onerous' regulations - are in place because of loss of life.

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March 4th, 1908 Collinwood school fire [View all] Sherman A1 Mar 2013 OP

Safety regulations weren't established for nothing. tblue Mar 2013 #1

I was basically going to echo what you just said above Victor_c3 Mar 2013 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #4

My mother grew up knowing about this tragedy. When Coconut Grove fire FailureToCommunicate Mar 2013 #3

I'd never heard of this tragedy. JohnnyRingo Mar 2013 #5