The Racquette, 26 February 1976 - Page 3 - Fire Safety Violations Found Widespread In Greek Houses

Newspaper

Racquette

Date

26 February 1976

Page

3

Author

From the Watertown Times

References

https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=racq19760226-01.1.3

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Recently, fire safety violations in local fraternities were revealed. These violations include a lack of a fire escape from the third floor to the second floor at one fraternity, fire extinguishers which have not been checked in a required time period for potency, stairways in three story buildings which are not equipped with fire retardant partitions and self-closing doors.

Reports of the violations were mailed to each of the houses with violations last week. They have been given until May 31st to correct the violations. Each house is to be reinspected after that time. The fraternities and violations follow:

Zeta Nu, 27 Main St.: a fire escape for the third floor is missing. Students must jump about six feet from a third story window to part of the second floor roof where there is a fire escape.

A fire retardant partition and self-closing door are needed on the stairway from the second to third floor. A lighted fire exit sign is also needed on the second floor.

Alpha Epsilon Pi, 29 Elm St.: A fire extinguisher near the furnace needs checking. The cellar to first floor stairway needs fire rated partitions with a self-closing door.

Theta Chi, 18 Elm St.: furnace needs enclosure of fire rated partitions with self enclosing door. A lighted fire exit sign is needed on the second floor.

Delta Epsilon, 30 Elm St.: furnace needs enclosure of fire rated partitions with self enclosing door. A lighted fire exit sign is needed on the second floor.

Delta Epsilon, 30 Elm St.: furnace enclosure needed, lighted exit sign needed on second floor, cellar and second floor stairways need fire rated partitions with self-enclosing doors.

Pi Delta, 14 Leroy St.: lighted fire exit signs needed on second floor, cellar and second floor stairways need fire rated partitions with self-closing doors.

Alpha Chi Rho, 77 Elm St.: Fire extinguishers throughout the house should have been checked then mounted on walls in a permanent location.

Tau Kappa Epsilon, 74 Elm St.: fire extinguishers needed near the heating system. Switches in the game room were also hanging loose and uncovered.

Delta Sigma Phi, 20 Pleasant St.: lighted exit signs needed for second and third floor fire exits. Fire rated self-enclosed doors needed on second to third floor stairway.

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