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

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.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

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

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2025

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

I stand, suddenly realizing I could totally climb the fire escape that scales the side of the warehouse.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson