Five people died in the November fire
14th story corridor, looking west from Apartment 1407. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety State Fire Marshal Division Report)
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – KARE reports that a report released by the Department of Public Safety claims that five people who died in a fire the day before Thanksgiving last year could have been saved if the high-rise building had fire sprinklers installed.
The fire, which was ruled an accident, broke out on Nov. 27, 2019 on the 14th floor of a 25-story Minneapolis Public Housing complex in the Cedar-Riverside area. That building, which predated mandatory sprinkler laws, had sprinklers only on the entry level and basement mechanical areas.
