fire escape
Example Sentences
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It was blamed in part on the building’s highly flammable cladding and lack of alarms, sprinklers and a fire escape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
"The accused used the fire escape ladder to enter," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
"When I got down on the fire escape, they were all going ‘I saw the way to threw that burger at me Ness, it was lush’."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2024
Without another thought, Natalie stuffed Churro into her hoodie, zipped it up tight, and ran down the fire escape stairs into the path of the storm.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
