I used to work there back in 1978. Even then, they were talking about installing a water sprinkler system but the board of tenants was balking due to the cost. My buddy and I used to joke about the "Towering Inferno" effect, in reference to the 1974 movie. But our concern mostly lies with the basement storage area where each condo unit had their own "POW cage" to store their stuff. That was a major fire hazard even then due to flammable material and propane canisters..... Many of the units are more elongated then deep. So if there was a fire in the kitchen, anyone in the bedrooms could get trap. Even in my days, 26th floor was considered as a bad luck floor. We had jumper, couple of suicides, couple more fatal heart attack during that summer, all from 26th. That was also the summer I towed away Jack Lord's car and he didn't give me his autograph for some reason!!

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