Tragic Bronx Fire Compels Review of Fire Safety Requirements

We’ll run down the requirements for self-closing doors, smoke and CO detectors, fire escapes, stove knob covers—and all the related notices.

On Jan. 9, a fatal blaze began in a Bronx apartment unit, escaped an open door, and spread through the 19-story building. The fire killed 17 people including eight children in what is the city’s largest loss of life from a single fire in 30 years.