FIREESCAPE

Fire escape

A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building or occasionally inside but separate from the main areas of the building. It provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that makes the stairwells inside a building inaccessible. Fire escapes are most often found on multiple-story residential buildings, such as apartment buildings. At one time, they were a very important aspect of fire safety for all new construction in urban areas; more recently, however, they have fallen out of common use.

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fire escape

Noun

  1. any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.
  2. the entire escape route viewed as a whole.


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