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

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

It showed Mark Gordon going up a fire escape and then apparently trying to force a door of the building.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2024

It’s the same tree the girl in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn saw from her fire escape.

From "Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson