LinkLinks WTOP: DC fire chief: Hallway alarms didn’t sound during fire at senior housing By Editor On Sep 20, 2018 49 Share WASHINGTON — Investigators will examine why fire alarms did not sound as a huge fire broke out in a four-story apartment complex for senior citizens Wednesday afternoon near the Washington Navy Yard. Although smoke detectors worked in individual apartment units, the main alarm system did not sound throughout the building, even as people manually tried to pull alarms to trigger it, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory Dean said. Arthur Capper Senior BuildingDC Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department 49 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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