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

The fire service are urging the public to make sure they do not overload electrical sockets, they have working smoke alarms at their properties and they have a fire escape plan in place.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

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

I jump up, my fingers making contact with the last rung of the fire escape, but I don't have enough of a grip.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi