New fire safety laws aim to prevent another tragedy, like Bronx high-rise blaze that killed 17

Mayor Adams set to sign fire safety laws meant to preventing another tragedy, like deadly Bronx high-rise blaze.

includes new laws requiring landlords to address any self-closing door violations within two weeks.

Landlords will no longer be able to certify any door repairs without approval from a city inspector, and the city would be required to reinspect buildings cited for a violation within 20 days. Under the legislation, the sale of electric space heaters without certain safety features will be prohibited. These features include an automatic function that disables the device upon tip-over or overheating. was caused by a malfunctioning space heater.

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