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

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

"As I got to the door, there was a little fire escape and some England fan shouted: 'Warburton it was a red card.' That was massive motivation for me. That one little moment."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

It showed Mark Gordon going up a fire escape and then apparently trying to force a door of the building.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

As soon as they do, I scramble up the ladder and onto the next landing on the fire escape.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi