fire escape
Example Sentences
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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
"I turned up to a nightclub in Bristol and the event was for me to throw burgers at the students off a fire escape," she said.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 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
Specifically, they allege that it lacked a fire escape, smoke detectors and other fire safety features.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Because maybe there’s a way to spy inside his studio undetected...yes, like from that fire escape in back, I think, spotting it.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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