ARKANSAS - An 88-year-old woman died of burns and smoke inhalation she suffered when fuel from an operating kerosene heater spilled as it was being moved, setting their single-family, wood-frame house on fire.
THE NIGHT OF MARCH 23, 1992, began like any other for South Carolina resident Princella Lee-Bridges. Before the operating room nurse headed to work, she reviewed her stepdaughter Jennifer's homework."We're hoping this campaign gets us closer to our goal of getting sprinkler requirements in every state," Carli says. "By combining real stories with statistical figures, we have all the bases covered for making the argument about why home fire sprinklers in all new one- and two-family dwellings are so important."Sprinkler research"The fact that a few states have accepted residential sprinklers, particularly a large state like California, will help support the position that this is the new minimum level of safety that should be required in dwellings," Keith says.
Damage to the house, valued at $150,000, was estimated at $100,000, while damage to its contents was approximately $75,000.
Author: Tremblay, Ken
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