fire escape
Example Sentences
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Bryant entered the building containing the recording studio and opened a locked fire escape exit door to allow others to slip in without being seen by Mizell.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Other patients were helped out through corridors with the aid of fire escape hoods, a breathing apparatus used by fire brigades in smoke-filled environments.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025
Officials also said rescue efforts were slowed by limited access to the building, which has a single staircase and no fire escape.
From BBC • May 27, 2024
When one supportive community member played chants from a speaker in his apartment window, an officer scaled the building’s fire escape to tell him to stop, video of the incident shows.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2024
“The fire escape fell apart. All those people running down the rusty old steps pulled it right off the building, trapping the other folks inside.”
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
