The Fuse 47 Fire: The Dangers of Noncompliant Buildings Under Construction

摘要

A FIVE-ALARM FIRE DEVASTATED A seven-story building under construction in College Park, Maryland, in 2017. The incident, again, demonstrated the inherent risks that building codes allow in large, tall combustible structures under construction. However, unlike the many fires that have occurred in the United States in such buildings while under construction, a sustained interior attack eventually stopped the fire before it ran the full length of the building. This occurred despite the challenges firefighters encountered with regard to construction and fire protection systems. The fire suppression forces and code enforcement officials learned many lessons related to these large combustible buildings in their vulnerable, incomplete stage.