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
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
We pass a building adorned with a zigzag of metal fire escape steps where Tom Cruise was chased in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024
Specifically, they allege that it lacked a fire escape, smoke detectors and other fire safety features.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
Below her, the building’s fire escape was slowly emerging from the retreating water.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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