An article appeared in yesterday’s or today’s Los Angeles Times that no building code enforcement inspector has been in the warehouse for OVER 30 years. Seems to me that if the things that appeared in the article, the City bears some culpability (although, I assume, the owner/operator is going to bear the brunt of legal action) for the loss of life and the non-fireworthiness of the warehouse. In any case there were reports of violations concerning trash and other code violations, but I assume that no inspector set foot inside the building or the owner and residents cleaned up their act enough to get just a slap on the wrist from the city. It seems that if they did do a thorough inspection they would have shackled or sealed off the entrances long ago. I wonder if there will be criminal action by the city????
When I was in the Coast Guard, and if this were a waterfront facility, the owner/operators would have been ordered to cease and desist operations until they came into compliance with safety/facility regs. We’d also bring the local fire marshal/code inspector with us to add some teeth to the action(s).
Just my $.02. Please tell me again that I am wrong.
Here’s a link to the article: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-oakland-fire-inspections-20161207-story.html.
Very Respectfully,
Mark Lewack
Emergency Management Specialist (Coordinator)
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Facilities, Security and Emergency Management
1900 E Street NW, Suite 1300
Washington, DC 20415
(202) 606-5415 (Office)
(301) 807-8943 (Cell #2)
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