Sorry if I’ve told this one before but in the early 2000’s the local fire station burned to the ground. The firemen managed to pull some of the equipment out of the bays before having to escape. Also burning to a crisp was 4,000 smoke detectors with batteries in the main bay to give away to needy families.
Yes, of course I am about to find out whether this book was ever reprinted in a modren form.
ETA:
@ProfOddfellow beat me to it! 
He found a reprint on amazOMG, and a terrific scan!
At a former workplace, our water fountain caught fire once…
Apart from Neatorama picking up on something that happened more than a year ago, the article on NBC DFW they’re recycling tells two stories.
One:
A developer (or their contractors) has built an office block that doesn’t meet the fire code.
Which would be a violation of both the terms of the building permit1) and the contract2) with their client. And now the client won’t sign off on it. Or risk the lifes of their employees by letting them work in an unsafe building. What is the world coming to. Shocking.
Subtext: The developer (or their contractors) may or may not have thought that because their client happens to be “the city” they could cut corners.3)
Two:
Developers kick off projects without having all the permits they need and without allowing for the time it will take to acquire said permits in their internal scheduling.4)
And then complain about the city’s permitting staff not putting every other application on the back burner in order to fast-track theirs. Without acknowledging the two main factors (apart from timing) that determine the speed with which an application can be processed - the quality of the documentation handed in5) and the resources available.6)
Footnotes
1) “You are permitted to erect a building on this specific plot of land for this specific purpose, provided that it’s up to code.”
2) “Build us a house we can legally use as an office building.”
3) A fallacy I’ve come across more than once during my career. Working on both sides. Think again. Life doesn’t work like that in general and as sure as shit it doesn’t work like that when you build offices that don’t meet the fire code and expect the very guys who will have to work in those very offices to be just fine with it. And let’s be realistic; “cutting corners” in this context means “cutting even more corners than we usually do”.
4) Which is somewhat less than ideal as far as project planning goes. Time is always too tight in construction projects. And every time you finally get around to sit down and do some serious scheduling the first draft will tell you that everything should have started two months ago or so.
5) The documentation should complete when it’s handed in and in the correct format/number of copies/whatever. There are rules and standards for this, and anyone can look them up. When some plans or documents have to be handed in at a later date because they’re not ready yet, be open about it. Point out what is still missing and when it can be expected. When the permitting staff asks for additional stuff politely inquire about details, but essentially you give them what they ask for.
The planning must up to code, including local codes. Deviation from code within reason is usually possible, but this needs to be communicated and agreed upon at the soonest possible moment.
6) Also known as qualified personnel. There needs to be enough of them. Yes, they want to get paid. Yes, this means taxes. Even in Texas.
Of the type using Americium-241, I hope?
Ann Arbor is replacing a fire station this year. The old one didn’t burn down, but it’s full of asbestos. New station will have a pretty robust fire protection system. 
@FGD135: Scenario 2. Every. Single. Time.
Well, he’s not going to be riding on a SpaceX rocket
The owner there said he’s never experienced anything like it in the 32 years he’s owned the building. Luckily, the damage was minimal.
Lucky. I can see that wing slicing the building in half.
Last December, the house belonging to a friend was hit by a drunk driver. Lots of damage, but no injuries. Fortunately he and his father are extremely talented contractors (they’ve done a lot of excellent work on our 56 yr old house). I think they’re almost done.
Are these incidents getting more coverage because 
hates windmills? I mean, I’m sure there are a lot of spills and fracking stories just waiting to be covered. 
Maybe there’s just more windmills so they’ll be more incidents? I hope there’s lots more of them!
I think it has more to do with how bizarre and uncommon they are. I mean, a 120ft windmill blade stuck in a winding subdivision? Don’t see that everyday.
Local well poisoned by fracking and now the water coming out the faucet catches fire? Over here we call that Tuesday.
In other windmill news
Guess how many seconds show the windmill and how many the dancers. (DW does worse)
Noboy visits Moulain Rouge for the silly windmill.
Me mum went and says it’s quite alright.