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MSU researching fire-resistant structures

As house fires rise nationwide, researchers at Michigan State University are working to make buildings more fire-resistant. In 2023, more than 120 Michiganders died in more than 100 house fires. That’s 11% more fires than the state’s five-year average, and 4% more deaths. Venkatesh Kodur, who leads MSU’s first-in-the-nation center on designing fire-resistant structures, says modern homes are at greater risk than homes built in the 1970s and 80s.…
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