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  2. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    Anna Connelly's 1887 patent US368816A for a fire escape Houghton's portable fire escape 1877. One of the first fire escapes of any type was invented in 18th-century England. In 1784, Daniel Maseres, of England, invented a machine called a fire escape, which, being fastened to the window, would enable a person to descend to the street without ...

  3. 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.

  4. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    A fire escape is a type of external emergency exit. Local building codes or building regulations often dictate the number of fire exits required for a building of a given size, including the number of stairwells. For any buildings bigger than a private house, modern codes invariably specify at least two sets of stairs, completely isolated from ...

  5. 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.

  6. Runaway truck ramp - Wikipedia

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    A runaway truck ramp on the A7 in Germany. A runaway truck ramp, runaway truck lane, escape lane, safety ramp, emergency escape ramp, or truck arrester bed is a traffic device that enables vehicles which are having braking problems to stop safely.

  7. Evacuees in Los Angeles recount harrowing escape from ...

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    "Right across the street from us, the fire started going up the hill," said Brian, who spent the night sleeping in his car before seeking shelter. One volunteer offered Brian a change of clothes ...

  8. Joseph Winters - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Richard Winters (August 29, 1824 [1] – November 29, 1916) was an African-American abolitionist and inventor who, on May 7, 1878, received U.S. Patent number 203,517 for a wagon-mounted fire escape ladder. On April 8, 1879, he received U.S. Patent number 214,224 for an improvement on the ladder.

  9. File:Fire Escape stairs.jpg - Wikipedia

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