It's not easy to make a call like this, the fire officials in Winnipeg made the hard choice to put people out for the night. Modern safety equipment including monitored fire extinguishers are good fire protection, this is one hotel owner who needs to upgrade!
He said city inspectors have been at the hotel on a regular basis over the last year and the situation continued to deteriorate until it wasn't safe for people to be inside.
The 19 violations included fire-safety problems that could lead to a deadly blaze. The hotel's fire alarm system was inoperable, sprinklers didn't work, emergency exit signs didn't illuminate, fire extinguishers were missing and fire doors wouldn't open.
Douglas said most businesses and individuals don't have a problem complying with basic safety standards and the hotel could reopen if it fixes the deficiencies.
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