Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1914 — Stringent European Fire Laws. [ARTICLE]

Stringent European Fire Laws.

One of the main reasons why the per capita fire loss in Europe is only one-tenth of that of the United States lies in the fact that the fire insurance laws abroad are more stringent, and that in all the larger cities and towns the danger of fire is minimized by strict building regulations.