The new bill will require smoke escape hoods in all high-rise apartment buildings. Property managers say purchasing the hoods would drive up rent costs.

Across the United States, fire departments continue to confront the difficult reality that smoke — not flame — is the leading cause of civilian death in high-rise fires. While sprinklers and modern ...

Melanie Diaz died in a high-rise apartment fire in February 2023. Her family has been pushing to make buildings safer ever since.

Sprinklers contained a fire early Saturday at the Domain apartment building near UW-Madison, the fire department said.