stairwell
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The roof had to be opened using a crane after the stairwell collapsed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
We have to imagine, for instance, Ron DiFrancesco riding a broken slab of drywall down a flaming stairwell and becoming the last known person to escape the South Tower before it collapsed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Firefighters said it hit the building's stairwell, potentially avoiding more casualties.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
On weekends, sometimes a jazz band performs behind the stairwell and revelers dance in the eaves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026
Mrs. Dooley’s voice booms up at me through the stairwell.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
He whistles in the car, on the street, and up and down stairwells, where he appreciates the “great acoustics.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
"They pulled many residents out of the building via windows, doors, stuck in stairwells, stuck in elevator shafts."
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
That’s all on top of the strict fire-prevention standards already required of mid-rise apartment buildings: alarm systems, fire-rated walls around stairwells, doors that are set to close automatically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
From stairwells to metro stations to the grounds of the Pentagon, they’re all still sleeping outside.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
Speaking of his foster brothers, Freddy and Teddy and their friends were taking turns testing their echoes, which bounced in the long stairwells.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
