Fire survivors, landlord group, lawmakers and fire chief weigh in on fire sprinkler safety

Описание: TMJ4's Ryan Jenkins dug deeper into the conversation about recently proposed legislation on fire sprinkler systems, taking a 360 view and going beyond the traditional two sides often reported to hear from more voices in our community.

Five people died in a Mother's Day fire at 27th and Highland in an apartment building without sprinklers. Just one week later, 37 people were displaced after two apartment fires in Milwaukee – both in buildings without sprinklers.

As recently as January, two fires occurred one week apart in buildings Milwaukee's fire chief said had no sprinklers. One at 24th and Hampton sent seven to the hospital. Another at Loomis and Fardale led to at least three more being rushed away in ambulances.

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