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  2. Fire escape - Wikipedia

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    A fire escape can be a window, and if above the first floor with an approved ladder, or door that leads to a porch with ground access or a fire escape ladder. [9] Federal rules, such as those of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), have requirements that follow ICC codes.

  3. Fire Escape Collapse - Wikipedia

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    Fire Escape Collapse, also known as Fire on Marlborough Street, is a monochrome photograph by Stanley Forman which received the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1976 [1] and the title of World Press Photo of the Year. [2] The photograph, which is part of a series, shows 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her two-year-old goddaughter Tiare ...

  4. 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. In addition, she was one of the first women in the US to submit a ...

  5. Joseph Winters - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Winters. 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.

  6. Abraham Wivell - Wikipedia

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    Abraham Wivell. Abraham Wivell (1786 – 29 March 1849) [1] was a British portrait painter, writer and pioneer of fire protection, credited with inventing the first effective fire escape system. After working as a hairdresser, Wivell established himself as a society portrait painter before concentrating his efforts on fire safety measures.

  7. Our Lady of the Angels School fire - Wikipedia

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    Several ladders were placed near Room 208's windows. Of them, the ladder placed by Mario Camerini, a janitor, successfully reached Room 208's windows and allowed several students, including all of the remaining boys, to escape. The three boys died at their desks due to a spurt of heated gases.

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