{"id":6557,"date":"2022-06-15T13:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=6557"},"modified":"2022-06-15T13:39:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:39:31","slug":"sen-chang-calls-on-lafayette-towers-to-install-alarms-after-second-fire-in-less-than-one-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2022\/06\/15\/sen-chang-calls-on-lafayette-towers-to-install-alarms-after-second-fire-in-less-than-one-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chang Calls on Lafayette Towers to Install Alarms After Second Fire in Less Than One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (June 15, 2022) \u2014 Today, Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Detroit) sent a letter to the owner of Lafayette Towers calling on them to install fire alarms that can be heard by residents \u2014 among other safety measures \u2014 after residents&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/as-lafayette-towers-suffers-second-fire-in-9-months-residents-say-alarms-came-late\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endured their second fire in less than a year<\/a>, with some reporting they were unaware a fire was happening until fire trucks arrived.<br \/><br \/>\u201cI am disturbed and dismayed by the fire and lack of safety precautions this week at Lafayette Towers and am now sending a second letter calling for commonsense measures required by law to be implemented for the residents who call Lafayette Towers home,\u201d Sen. Chang said. \u201cHome is supposed to be a place of peace, security, and serenity. I have again expressed my deep concern about this issue and again asked for a meeting with Lafayette Tower\u2019s leadership to be updated on what they\u2019ve done&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/news\/2021\/11\/30\/sen-chang-stands-with-lafayette-towers-residents-calls-for-increased-fire-safety-implementations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">since my last letter<\/a>.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Sen. Chang is once again supporting Lafayette Towers tenants in calling on the owners to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Install a fire alarm system which can be heard by residents in every room of every unit on every floor;<\/li><li>Install illuminated exit signs at each fire exit on each floor; and<\/li><li>Install a stairwell pressurization system in each fire escape route stairwell.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A copy of the letter sent to the owners of Lafayette Towers, located at 1301 Orleans St. in Detroit, can be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2022\/06\/Lafayette-Towers-2022-LTR-to-Management.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. 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