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  2. 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.

  3. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    An alternative form of rapid-exit fire escape developed in the early 1900s was a long canvas tube suspended below a large funnel outside the window of a tall building. A person escaping the fire would slide down the interior of the tube, and could control the speed of descent by pushing outward on the tube walls with their arms and legs.

  4. Escape chute - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Smokeproof enclosure - Wikipedia

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    For fully sprinkled buildings, the required rating is just one hour.) [4] The fans must be connected to an emergency power supply, and capable of both automatic activation by various fire and smoke detectors, and of manual activation by a central command post or by the actuation of a general fire alarm.

  6. Tips to avoid falling into the housing trap - AOL

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    For homeowners in high-cost areas, it may make sense to push that limit to 35% or even 40% — as long as it doesn’t jeopardize their ability to save, invest, or handle unexpected expenses. Tips ...

  7. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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    Some structures need special emergency exits or fire escapes to ensure the availability of alternative escape paths. Commercial passenger vehicles such as buses, boats, and aircraft also often have evacuation lighting and signage, and in some cases windows or extra doors that function as emergency exits.

  8. Plane makes miraculous emergency landing on busy stretch of ...

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    A small plane made a emergency landing around Exit 23 outside Albany. NY State Police “This is very, very unique for a plane to land on the thruway successfully not striking any vehicles and ...

  9. Quick-hitting winter storm exits I-95 corridor after dumping ...

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    Slick roads and air travel delays made for a slow-going Monday morning at some of the nation’s busiest airports after a quick-hitting but strong winter storm dumped snow along the heavily ...