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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, January 18. 1978
Staff Writer
KU officials review fire report
By LYNN KIRKMAN
University of Kansas officials are reviewing a state fire marshal's report of recommendations to correct fire safety hazards in several KU buildings.
Max Lucas of facilities planning, said yesterday that the planning staff was working to categorize hazards found by the team in the operation that was conducted before Thanksgiving.
The report is being broken down into three categories, Lucas said: those improvements that would require capital improvement funds, those that could be taken by KU staff and those that could be taken care of immediately by persons using the buildings.
PAUL MARKLEY, technical adviser for the state fire marshal's office, said yesterday that most of the recommendations involved small deficiencies that could be easily corrected, such as marking exits and installing fire alarm systems.
Although the report cited problems in a number of KU buildings, including Watson Library, Hoch Auditorium, the Kansas Union and Allen Field House, Markley said the results of the inspection were generally good.
The recommendations for Watson Library included construction of another exit from the stack area. Lucas said this project was more expensive and would require state funding.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett has asked the Kansas legislature to allocate funds for renovation of the library. Lucas said that if he were to be elected, the would be incorporated into the removable
"We found 26 buildings without any important life-safety deficiencies." he said.
RECOMMENDATIONS for Hoch Auditorium include the installation of a fire alarm system, increasing the number of lighting fixtures in the building, lighting and replacing fiberglass with
Fall semester housing crush now alleviated
Last semester's on-campus housing shortage is no longer a problem, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
McEhnie said yesterday that there were no overall housing problem this semester.
caring tile. The doors in the balcony exits outward and away and hardware is to be installed.
one off-campus housing shortage also has been alleviated since the fall semester, according to Jan Waner, an employee of the Lawrence Rental Exchange.
She said she thought that apartments were available throughout Lawrence.
However, Warner said people already were coming into her office to find out about the robbery.
The recommendations for the field house include changing some interior construction, such as storage space and the press area, which are to be built of non-combustible material. Markley said this foundation would not be a great problem.
Recommendations for the Union include installing ext signs and making changes in
"They've done a lot of work at the Union already," Markley said. "We found no huddle."
MOST OF the problems cited, Lucas said, involve enclosing open stairwells. He estimated that these improvements will be the most expensive problem to correct.
"We'll want an architectural assessment," he said, "so the improvements won't detract from the buildings' appearance."
The University is required to submit a plan for compliance with those recommendations and others concerning the University of Kansas Medical Center to the Commission. The time needed is timeed to complete the plans, the fire marshal can grant a deadline extension.
However, Larsa said most of the improvements in Lawrence probably would be less efficient.
At the Med Center in Kansas City, Kan., a similar fire inspection was made December 14. But State Fire Marshal Floyd Dibbern investigation findings were still under evaluation.
A report listing recommendations to correct any possible difficulties will not be released until next week, and Dibbern said he did not know if the report would cite any major problems in the Med Center's 31 buildings.
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