David Eillis, a University of Maryland student and DJ at WMUC, died yesterday in a fire in his Knox Box basement apartment.
According to the Post:
The apartment building's owners, who did not respond yesterday to requests for interviews, were cited by the city for not complying with new regulations to enlarge the unit's windows, Brady said. The intent of the regulations is to provide a second exit in the event of a fire, he said.
It's one thing to talk abstractly of the benefits of regulation, but it's important to remember that people's lives sometimes depend on them.
Posted by cradle at January 25, 2006 11:28 AM