Mount Airy seeks tougher fire codes

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The September blaze that ravaged Mount Airy?s Main Street has prompted town leaders to take steps to toughen fire codes.

Oscar Baker, a town planning commissioner, said the local codes, adopted 45 years ago, desperately need to be updated.

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