A city “scarred and shaped by fire” is inviting more of the same by inspecting over a 12-month period just 17% of the buildings in its database for fire code violations and failing to maintain an accurate building inventory, Chicago’s inspector general said Thursday.

Deborah Witzburg’s latest audit turns up the heat on the Chicago Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau, which her predecessor wanted to abolish for padding mileage expenses.

The bureau is now being accused of failing to fulfill its responsibility under the fire code to conduct annual inspections of Chicago buildings — from hotels, theaters and stadiums to hospitals, residential and office buildings — to ensure that their mechanical, sprinkler and other fire safety systems are functioning properly.

Over a 12-month period,

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