重災之前 失修連年
市內近年最為嚴重的火災，是我們忽視太久的結果
Before City’s Worst Fire in Years, a History of Neglect
文 / 雷瑞 蒙柯
By RAY RIVERA and COLIN MOYNIHAN
約有二百五十名消防員被召集前往曼哈頓華埠的格蘭街撲滅大火。始燃的建築物存在超過二三十處明顯違規的地方。
About 250 firefighters were called to fight the blaze on Grand Street in Chinatown. The Building where it started had more than two dozen open violations.
曼哈頓華埠那座在週日晚間燃起熊熊烈火的建築物存在超過二三十處明顯違規的地方。根據坊間記錄顯示，這些危險的情況包括煙霧報警器丟失，使用含鉛塗料等一直未引起重視的歷史遺留問題。
The building in Chinatown where an enormous blaze started late Sunday night had more than two dozen open violations for hazardous conditions, including missing smoke detectors, lead paint and other problems that signified a history of neglect, city records show.
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