Did you know in NYS there were over 20 million dollars worth of losses due to fires in 2014? There were 19,163 fires within the residential summary (apartments, hotels, and motels), and another 6,403 total fires under the business summary( public assembly, eating/drinking establishments, education, institutions, stores/ offices). Structural masonry in new construction can help alleviate those losses because when a fire happens, it is contained in that area and does not spread.