
27. Death by Fire? Probably Not
Freakonomics Radio
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Fire Sprinklers and the Station Fire
Rhode Island changed its code after the station fire. It ditched a grandfather clause that exempted old buildings from modern safety requirements like sprinklers. 85% of fatal fires happen not in a nightclub or an office building or a school, but at home. More than half of all fatal fires in the US have exactly one fatality.
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