fire escape
noun
: a device for escape from a burning building
especially
: a metal stairway attached to the outside of a building
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Under the direction of Robert Wise and director-choreographer Jerome Robbins (who also commandeered the original stage production), the playgrounds and fire escapes of the Upper West Side framed an epic—and enduringly compelling—urban love story.
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Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
Some survivors told the Turkish news media of terrifying escapes, exacerbated by a lack of fire alarms or clear fire escapes.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Per investigators, he is suspected of using fire escape stairs in the rear of Khan's residential building to enter the actor's abode.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Crews placed ground ladders to fire escapes in order to help evacuate occupants from the building on South Hope Street, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Vogue, 25 Jan. 2025
Some survivors told the Turkish news media of terrifying escapes, exacerbated by a lack of fire alarms or clear fire escapes.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Per investigators, he is suspected of using fire escape stairs in the rear of Khan's residential building to enter the actor's abode.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Crews placed ground ladders to fire escapes in order to help evacuate occupants from the building on South Hope Street, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department news release.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Fire escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20escape. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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