Question

Use the passage to answer the question.

“In 1860, after a tenement fire took 20 lives, New York City's building laws were extensively revised and strengthened. At that time, the position of "Superintendent of Buildings" was created within the Fire Department to enforce the new structural safety laws. An independent "Buildings Department" in Manhattan was later founded in 1892.”

—City of New York Buildings Department



Which of the following was a major factor contributing to the problem addressed in the quotation?

(1 point)
Responses

the sudden increase in property crimes

the sudden increase in property crimes

the problem of sanitation in cities

the problem of sanitation in cities

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

the problem of monitoring pollution from urban tenements

Answer 1

the mass crowding of city and tenement buildings

Overcrowding in tenements increased fire risk and made enforcement of structural safety laws necessary.