NYC ramps up inspections of self-closing apartment doors after horrific Bronx fire that killed 17
City housing officials are ramping up inspections of apartment buildings to ensure compliance with a fire safety law requiring "self-closing doors."
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City housing officials are ramping up inspections of apartment buildings to ensure compliance with a fire safety law requiring "self-closing doors."
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The effort is being spearheaded by Democratic Councilman Oswald Feliz, who was elected last year to represent a section of the Bronx that includes the Twin Parks apartment tower in Fordham Heights where a fire killed 17 people on Jan. 9, 2022.
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