The fire at the Jefferson Apartments in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood exposed more than flames and smoke.

Pittsburgh City Councilmember Barb Warwick said the building did not have a sprinkler system similar to other older buildings. The fire is out , but it's now shining a light on the lack of sprinkler systems in many of the city's aging buildings.

"It's a tricky issue, right? It's something that you have to grapple with. You can't just raise every single building in the city and rebuild," Warwick said.

This isn't a new discussion. In 2018, a bill was introduced requiring sprinkler systems in all buildings 75 feet or taller. The legislation came after a deadly fire at the Midtown Towers. While the building had smoke alarms, it didn't have a sprinkler system.

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