Mayor Dinkins ordered an emergency inspection of each of the city's 1,069 schools.

County agricultural commissioners and packing houses started emergency inspections.

In Chicago, guns turn up as officials conduct emergency inspections as part of broader efforts to secure buildings.

The electrified spots were discovered during emergency inspections prompted by Ms. Lane's death.

He added that the agency would probably decide today whether to conduct emergency inspections of the fleet's 533 R-33 cars, the model involved in the accident.

Mr. Garden said emergency inspections on the R-33's might take two or three days.

While board officials have publicly voiced support for the authority's emergency inspection, tensions have arisen.

Investigators also faulted train conductors, who had performed an emergency inspection outside of Newark before the derailment but found nothing wrong.

Their findings, announced on Aug. 6, prompted the emergency inspection of the city's schools.

Major Asbestos Found The emergency inspection continued yesterday at a frantic pace.