fire escape

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.

Some of the properties were never occupied due to safety issues such as unusual layouts or fire escape problems.

In “The Delta Star,” an immense, perennially angry officer known as The Bad Czech chases down a petty thief in downtown L.A. and futilely tries to hang him from a fire escape.

The interior minister said there were two fire escapes, but there are indications they were not of a good standard.

"The accused used the fire escape ladder to enter," he said.