2 Fatal Blazes Renew Focus on Fraternities’ Lack of Sprinklers

NOTE: This article appeared in the 12/8/06 edition of the New York Times.

At the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house at Nebraska Wesleyan University, a fire killed one student and critically injured three others on Nov. 17.

By LIBBY SANDER

Published: December 8, 2006

CHICAGO, Dec. 7 — With fatal fraternity house fires in Nebraska and Missouri last month fresh on their minds, fire officials in a handful of college communities have intensified their push for city ordinances requiring fraternity and sorority houses to install sprinkler systems.

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