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  2. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    Fire escape in Oulu Lower part of a fire escape in New York City. A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at each story of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. The platform and stairs usually consist of open steel gratings, to prevent the build-up of ice, snow, and leaves.

  3. Anna Connelly - Wikipedia

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    Anna Connelly was an American woman who lived from the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century in Pennsylvania.She was the inventor of the predecessor of the modern outdoor fire escape; her invention saved lives, causing it to become a safety component in modern buildings.

  4. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.

  5. Escape chute - Wikipedia

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    A demonstration of a fire escape chute on the streets of Daegu, South Korea. An escape chute is a special kind of emergency exit, used where conventional fire escape stairways are impractical. The chute is a fabric (or occasionally metal) tube installed near a special exit on an upper floor or roof of a building, or a tall structure.

  6. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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    Gravity escape ramp: a long, upwardly inclined path parallel to the road. Substantial length is required. Control can be difficult for the driver; problems include rollback after the vehicle stops. Sand pile escape ramp: a short length of loosely piled sand. Problems include sudden, forceful deceleration; sand being affected by weather ...

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  9. Emergency escape - Wikipedia

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    Emergency escape can refer to: Fire escapes in buildings; Emergency exits in vehicles This page was last edited on 31 ...

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