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 \n# \"The Perils ofHigh-Rise Fires”\n\nFRIDAY FLASHES-  \nApril 3,1981  \nFrom address byANDREW C.CASPER,Chief,San FranciscoFire Department.  \nRecent events have made the publicmore aware of the realities of high-risefires.They are beginning to realize thata vast number of buildings across thecountry may indeed be death-traps forthousands of people -potential dis-asters just waiting to happen.Thelatest gruesome statistics bear me out:November 21,1980-M.G.M.GrandHotel,Las Vegas,84 dead;January 17,1981-Suburban Tower Hotel,Toronto,Canada,6 dead;February 10,1981-Hilton Hotel,Las Vegas,8 dead;Febru-ary 14,1981-Office Building,Sao  \nimmonueal  \nPublication:ISSN 0010-3349)Published every Monday by theCommonwealth Club of California681 Market StreetSan Francisco,California 94105(415)362-4903  \nEditor:Donna M.Smith  \nOFFICERS OF THE CLUB  \nEugene M.Herson.……PresidentRichard C.Dinkelspiel..Vice PresidentNelson S.Weller………ChairmanExecutive CommitteeCarol E.Wilder.  ……SecretaryPeter Meeks       ……TreasurerMichael J.Brassington……ExecutiveDirectorJames L.Coplan…………AssistantExecutive Director  \nGOVERNORS OF THE CLUB 1981  \nHon.Shirley T.Black,Ygnacio Bonillas,Richard R.Crass,Bradley B.Garretson,  \nE.Roxie Howlett,Lawrence W.Jordan,Jr..James L.Mc","cbCaigx1sl1Kwr6w","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigx1sl1Kwr6w","pdf",3305779,"English","# \"The Perils of High-Rise Fires\"\n## Friday Flashes - April 3, 1981\n## Address by Andrew C. 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