Apartment fire raises safety concerns

by Avery Kleinman

Town inspectors say the University Gardens apartment complex lacked adequate fire extinguishers before this Jan. 28 fire. (Photo by Ran Northam, WCHL/Chapelboro.com)
Town inspectors say the University Gardens apartment complex lacked adequate fire extinguishers before this Jan. 28 fire. (Photo by Ran Northam, WCHL/Chapelboro.com)

Earlier this week, a fire destroyed six units at a local apartment complex. The Chapel Hill Fire Marshall had recently reported the building for not having enough fire extinguishers. On UNC’s campus, extinguishers are placed every 75 feet in each building.. but that doesn’t mean students know where they are or how to use them.

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