Скачать или смотреть Weaver plant fire: Closer look at the building codes

Weaver Fertilizer Company passed its annual fire department inspection in late December. The report shows zero hazards and violations. It does mention parts of the building in poor condition, but nothing against the code.

Of course, the building was built in 1939 and opened in January of 1940, which means that's the fire code it was built under and those are the codes it is still judged by, not the codes of today which require an indoor sprinkler system to suppress fires.

“As a general rule, a building is always grandfathered into the code from the time the building was built. The use of the building hasn't changed, and it's still conformed to the code that was in effect 80 years ago. Codes are minimum requirements and folks need to understand they are not the max, they are minimum requirements,” said David Douglas, Former Greensboro Fire Marshal.

Douglas knows codes and hazardous situations, like the Greensboro Tank Farm fire in 2010.
https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/new...

SUBSCRIBE | https://bit.ly/2vsX74I

Follow us: Facebook | https://bit.ly/3326pAY
Twitter | https://bit.ly/2vIPZkT
Instagram | https://bit.ly/39Ghs5a

Download the WFMY News 2 app:
►Text the word APP to 336-379-5775
►For iPhone | https://apple.co/3aaH6iM
►For Android | https://bit.ly/3aea9Sv