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Originally Posted by BigBen
There are many, many lessons to be learned here, and it is up to the public to demand better. If the public demanded sprinklers in nightclubs, then laws would be passed. If the public demanded fire retardent everything, then laws would be passed. What is important is to ensure that this lesson is sent home into the future.
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I don't think so. Look at the Coconut Grove nightclub, in Boston. Just under 500 people were killed in 1942 because of flammable decorations, inadaquatly marked exits, side exits welded shut so patrons couldn't skip out on their tab, and a revolving door enterance that was quickly rendered useless. The owner was sentenced to twelve to fifteen years in prison, but served only four. Lessons were learned after that fire...sure. exit doors had to open outward (all exit doors not welded shut at the coconut Grove opened inward) revolving doors had to be flanked by outward opening "normal" doors, flammable paper decorations were forbidden, and so on and so forth. But...like anything else time erodes these hard lessons and we forget.