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Senate panel advances weakened sprinkler bill |
| Following months of debate over how much local and state governments should pay to help some property owners install fire sprinklers, a Senate committee on Thursday signed off on a plan that falls well short of sweeping reforms proposed in the wake of last year's deadly Sofa Super Store fire in Charleston. |
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| Vehicle protection system counters rollover hazards |
| While a failure to use seat belts accounts for some deaths and many more injuries, being belted up only offers limited protection in incidents such as rollovers. |
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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. 
