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New cruise ships take a test run to make sure everything runs as planned—from fire alarms to açaí bowls.

Scrap dealers can then raise an alarm if they are offered copper that matches the description of stolen material.

Survivors described waking up to alarms, thick black smoke that made it impossible to see, and residents trying to reach windows and balconies for air.

And throughout the complex, home to nearly 5,000 people, fire-department officials and residents said that fire alarms weren’t properly functioning.

"This isn't the first study with such alarming results, which only reinforces the need for urgent action to protect children's health," Rocha concludes.