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
"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
Officials said rescue efforts were slowed by limited access to the building, which has a single staircase and no fire escape.
From BBC • May 26, 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
Looking up, I spotted what was supposed to be a fire escape partially detached from the wall and crumbling.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
