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Warren Chou (cq) (right), of the Metropolitan Fire Association, speaks to members of The DeKalb County Fire Dept. color guard at The Spotted Dog--which used to house Fire Station 11--before the start of a commemoration to mark the 60th anniversary of the Winecoff Hotel fire in downtown Atlanta. The fire--at 119 deaths, the worst hotel fire in U.S. history--caused departments across the country to update their safety codes.

