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Firefighters Have Name for Deathtrap Homes

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Article that appeared in yesterday's New York Times....

Just this May, the Fire Department of New York posted training materials on its internal website detailing some of the difficulties encountered while battling blazes in homes brimming with hoarded belongings: blocked entryways, deep-seated fires and debris piled so high that, in smoke conditions, a firefighter crawling atop can accidentally crawl out a window.

Full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/08/nyregion/firefighters-have-name-for-deathtrap-homes.html?emc=eta1&_r=1

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