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DATE: Friday, November 29, 1996              TAG: 9611290022
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

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Campus high-rise fire safety at issue

Radford University's Muse Hall lacks a sprinkler system and stands more than 30 feet higher than the city's tallest fire ladder. Virginia Tech, meanwhile, has five of the 13 high-rise dorms at Virginia colleges and universities that don't have sprinkler systems. University officials, however, say the dorms are safe, and a number of safety controls are in place. For details, see The Associated Press report on fire safety in today's Roanoke Times.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:   Muse Hall  GENE DALTON STAFF   color