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Originally Posted by CityBoyDoug
These types of buildings have burned before. The suspicious arson cause at that time was found to be anger over union hiring rules.
The fight then was that the contractors wanted to hire the cheaper illegal drywall installers. The Union said NO.
One wonders if that noir battle is still raging.
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An apartment building of similar construction and maybe a bit larger project burned to the ground in Houston a few months ago. Its fire was an accident cause by an A/C installers torch.
These types of structures are cheap to build and all the materials extraordinarily flammable, thanks to the unbridled use of chipboard and soft fir studs. My personal opinion is no city anywhere should approve construction of such structures. Nothing but dangerous fire traps! Note the chances are any Holiday inn Express, Best Western, or LaQuinta Motel/Hotel built in the last 5 years is of similar construction type and of similar materials. Cheap and Dangerous!