Agency cited sprinkler need months before high-rise fire
By AMY FORLITI, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The agency that manages public housing in Minneapolis noted a need for sprinklers in older high-rise apartments months before a massive fire broke out in a 50-year-old building, leaving five people dead from smoke inhalation. Although the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority didn't specifically budget for high-rise sprinklers in a plan approved in