Texas Fire Chief Wants Fire Codes Revised

July 16, 2003
A three-alarm fire at a downtown residential high-rise July 4 could have resulted in tragedy and shows the need for an ordinance requiring that older high-rises be fitted with automated sprinkler systems, Houston's fire chief said Monday.
A three-alarm fire at a downtown residential high-rise July 4 could have resulted in tragedy and shows the need for an ordinance requiring that older high-rises be fitted with automated sprinkler systems, Houston's fire chief said Monday.

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