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4 dead, 3 others unconscious after predawn fire at Kobe apartment

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Very sad. We have many friends in Hyogo Ward.

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When that annoying device on the wall stops beeping at you, CHANGE the BATTERY

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A 54-year-old man who lives on the second floor woke up to the sounds of a woman who was passing by screaming that there was a fire.

He was very lucky to be awaken when he was still able to take action and run from the building, a lot of the fatal victims on fires happening late at night die because they become intoxicated in their sleep and can't escape even if they manage to wake up.

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I find this incredibly upsetting.

Like Mr Wallace I too lived in Hyogo Prefecture and had associates and friends from that ward.

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Several of the residents smoked despite the building having a no smoking rule.

Sprinklers, a legal requirement only for apartment buildings with 11 floors or more, were not installed in the complex.

If this was considered a regular apartment building, then I don't think smoking rules can be applied. If it was considered something else, such as a social welfare building, then I don't think the 11-floor sprinkler rule applies. It seems a little confusing.

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Springlers only installed in buildings with at least eleven floors?

Does that mean that people who do not live in buildings with at least 11 floors could roast alive if there is a fire?

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