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Modular home story may spur change

Title: Modular home story may spur change

Published: Thu, 11 Mar 2010

Description: UNDERCOVER - State officials are considering significant changes to the state building code in the wake of a Fox Undercover investigation into fast-moving fires in modular homes.

Full Article: http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/undercover/modular-home-fire-investigation-may-lead-to-building-code-changes

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" building regulations and standards is in charge of the building code and now it is prompted by our investigation board members to us modular homes at a meeting this week. One board member is so concerned these homes are built a burned. He called a -- safety you. And now just a week after our investigation -- the board is proposing changing the way these homes are built."

" It's. -- completely I mean that's a bitter -- everybody in."

" home go inflame the net and 2008. People including 408. Safely do you feel like you're lucky to be alive brown. And I. Acushnet fire chief Kevin Gallagher believes the way the home was -- contributor to the speed and eyes that fire we knew something went wrong. Thing that he. What a dangerous combination. A large -- between the first and second floors but firefighters -- And flammable foam works like glue to hold up the -- It's the way many not or homes are built when I could avoid it and -- gallery were about healing collapsing on residents or firefighters. He appeared this week before the board of building regulations standard -- are they building code. Talked about that a net fire. And another two out they fire -- Troy modular all know yeah."

" School please it is regrettable."

" Gallagher brief the court on that very shoot -- down today. But now -- the board looking to change the way modular homes are built and use it. The -- considering the building code. That there are at the board between floors is reduce. Our current requiring -- to -- shot with little at all with mechanical fasteners."

" Yeah. And its all 81 -- problem."

" Do you think the board is now feeling heat to. I think being focused today. Oh and that. Is developing. The new -- on -- Oca members of the board. And two people with them to a that we -- to. All along the mock Hillary -- he has ended opening practice. In on day. Calling our investigation misleading and even the top and how old record edit it on the -- now considering. The building code. Told mark that -- home saint. Would you within a month or hold a public safety commissioner Tom -- has also told our nose or must use the phone glue. That healing our damaged while they're transported. Would you like to homes built without a little I don't believe that they can be built without the globe. To cover one modular home builder already doing just that. Building the -- bill this bought our home that going up and that -- No flammable foam here in debt that are now without her to -- how difficult -- with."

" A little more difficult and a little. More costly but not dramatically."

" General manager -- Only cost about 500 dollars more for a 3000 square foot home. And at the ceiling. When they re the homeowners -- your. Fault."

" Because it is a concern. Just that means -- cup final that is a concern we try to correct concern."

" That raised after the -- fire by the housing authority in Needham. Which did not want the flammable foam unit it was buying from -- yet. The contractor finished in the Bedford home is all -- filling the void pays with fiery -- in late white dual."

" Because it is the right thing to do home about the treatment though there. But we we try to do quality work and quality home in the one more thing to help a dual quality home."

" We don't Gallagher as they proved -- can and should be made you believe that this ruling or republic. Out a little is there occupant. Of the department of public safety is reacting to these new development telling us. Given our concerns with the over -- other drawback of the if he did work and learn about any new construction methods. That helped make construction safer alternatives for our -- We got a lot of buildings and -- association to comment on the proposed code changes it issued a statement that did not address that but did say. The not home industry as more highly regulated than other -- of construction and they built higher quality home. Of the stock and relevant technical and engineering data would bear that out the board of building regulations and standard is scheduled to vote on the proposed changes at a meeting next month I'm Mike Beaudet. For fox undercover."

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