Such problems make it harder for firefighters to access water on higher floors.
CBS 2's Franza dug into city records and found violations cited for each of the three high-rises where fires broke out. She uncovered surprising similarities.
In all three cases, the buildings were also all old enough that the city did not require sprinkler systems. Sprinkler systems are only required in high-rise buildings built after 1975. The South Shore building was built in 1962, and the Gold Coast and Kenwood buildings were both completed in 1969, according to real estate reports.
"If you cannot provide water to an individual room, then you have to get it there somehow - whether it's hardworking firemen carrying hoses up 27 stories, or projecting water from ground level and doing the best they can and that point," Williams said.
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