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"DGDevin" wrote

Some friends of ours just lost almost everything they own when an
electrical fire in the garage (idiot landlord saving money by having a
relative do electrical work that turned out to be grossly sub-code) spread
into the attic of the attached house before anyone even noticed. If one
person hadn't smelled smoke and awakened the rest of the family.... If I
were building a house I'd happily pay for a fire suppression system, it
sure beats burning to death.

The correct answer is to follow the electrical code and prevent the fire.
Your friends though, although greatly inconvenienced, should have no
monetary loss because they have renter's insurance. They did didn't they?

Oh, the smoke detectors should have also alerted them to danger. Why did
they not go off and a person had to smell the smoke? Even if the landlord
did not have them, for $10 you can protect yourself.