Senators weigh bill requiring high rises to install automatic sprinklers
By FOX 9 Staff
ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A bill requiring public high-rise buildings to install automatic sprinklers passed through its first Minnesota Senate committee Wednesday.
The Senate Labor and Industry Policy committee approved the bill that would require all qualifying buildings to install the automatic sprinkler systems by 2033.
Report: Fire sprinklers could have saved lives in Minneapolis high-rise fire
Fire sprinkler systems could have saved the lives of five people who died in an early morning fire at a high-rise apartment building in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood last fall, according to a report from state officials.
Few sprinklers, outdated stairwells key factors in deadly Mpls high-rise fire, state says startribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from startribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
According to DPS, at least 53 people died in Minnesota fires in 2020, up from 47 in 2019. It's the most fire-related deaths in a year since there were 68 in 2017 .
At least 53 people died last year in fires in Minnesota — a 13 percent increase over the 47 fire deaths in 2019, according to preliminary numbers from the Department