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Pittsburgh Wants to Ban Couches from Porches Citing Fire Risk
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Pittsburgh City Council wants to ban sofas and mattresses from porches, citing fire risks.
Council gave unanimous preliminary approval to an ordinance that would do so on Wednesday. Violators would face a fine of $200 to $500 each day.
Councilman Bruce Kraus introduced the bill and showed colleagues a video of a man burning a couch in the city's Oakland section _ home to the University of Pittsburgh _ after the Steelers won the Super Bowl. He says burning the items could lead to house fires.
The ordinance would ban "upholstered furniture manufactured primarily for indoor use" from porches, balconies and non-enclosed areas. Outdoor furniture wouldn't be affected.
A final vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
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Council gave unanimous preliminary approval to an ordinance that would do so on Wednesday. Violators would face a fine of $200 to $500 each day.
Councilman Bruce Kraus introduced the bill and showed colleagues a video of a man burning a couch in the city's Oakland section _ home to the University of Pittsburgh _ after the Steelers won the Super Bowl. He says burning the items could lead to house fires.
The ordinance would ban "upholstered furniture manufactured primarily for indoor use" from porches, balconies and non-enclosed areas. Outdoor furniture wouldn't be affected.
A final vote is scheduled for Tuesday.
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Permalink Reply by Nathan Whoric on
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well well and people always blammed morgantown, wv, home of WVU which i have spent 5 years at, for being the only people that burned couches.....
LETS GOO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!!
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Permalink Reply by Oldman on
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Ya try this out here, and you'll have to answer to a bunch of PO'd rednecks.
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yea theyd be takin away the beer drinkin couch....
the best thing i think i have ever seen was leavin myrtle beach a few years ago when we were evacuated for a hurricane. traffic was at a stand still and u would keep hearin people honk and cheerin up ahead. about an hour latter we could finally see about 10 people sittin on 2 couches they had pulled out by the road and held up a sign sayin "u honk we drink"
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