DISPATCHES
Proposed bill colls for sprinklers in nursing homes
Since September 1989 four fires have killed residents in Virginia apartments or nursing facilities for the elderly or handicapped. This has prompted Senator Stanley Walker (D-VA) to propose a state bill mandating sprinkler systems in these structures. The state legislature reconvened January 10 and is currently considering the bill.
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