This is why that fire trap existed. The political pressure to allow such buildings to exist is tremendous and the politicians were in cahoots with those who own and occupy them.
Just look at the news conferences in the immediate aftermath of the fire. All of he parties were doing their best to turn attention to the mourning and divert it from the political and social culture that allowed the fire trap to exist.
Exactly. Democrat regulations make it impossible to profitably build affordable housing. So laws are ignored when it will keep core Democrat constituencies from revolting.