A pretty dramatic fire 2 nights ago in the historic and impressive 18 story midtown towers due to it's very old age and thus lack of sprinkler system or any fire prevention precautions. The fire was on the 6th or 7th floor and spread up to the 10th floor.
The fire chief would like to see "changes" made to these grandfathered buildings to prevent this. As any new construction or large rehabbed buildings are now required to have sprinkler systems.
I think it's a nice thought but I am going to say that it is probably very unlikely due to massive expense making it unfeasible in buildings like this.
Interesting video report that is worth a watch on this incident and the broader issue though:
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/...inkler-system/
1 dead, 3 fire fighters injured.
The building:
