fire escape
Example Sentences
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Some of the properties were never occupied due to safety issues such as unusual layouts or fire escape problems.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025
"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
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
Specifically, they allege that it lacked a fire escape, smoke detectors and other fire safety features.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
The only things she could see were the metal fire escape she stood on and the young woman with the orange hair on the balcony across the street waving people back into hiding.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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