Hundreds of lives could be saved if the installation of alarms was morewidespread.
如果警报器的安装范围更为广泛,成百上千人的生命就可能获救。
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The origins of glass date back to 3,500 BC but it wasn't until the Roman Empire, 2,000 years ago, that the art of glass-blowing and the practical uses of glass became morewidespread.