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At a fire that killed five in Barre, Vt., in 2005, there was something peculiar: the apartment had a working smoke detector, but it wasn't sounding its alarm.
Months later, Fire Chief Peter John found out why. The smoke detector was an ionization smoke detector — like those in 90 percent of American homes — that react slowly to smoldering fires.
Now, John and others are publicizing the benefits of photoelectric detectors, which detect smoldering fires better Full Story
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