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A burnt column of the house on Arch Street, Waterbury. Waterbury Fire Marshal Thomas Fitzgerald said it is impossible for cities like Waterbury to meet the state’s mandate to inspect every triple-decker in the city annually. His department currently has six inspectors, and there are more than 2,200 three-unit residences in the city. Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org