Here’s why you don’t see many fire escapes in Denver

It might ease your mom’s concerns. A fire escape in North Capitol Hill. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)  David SachsYesterday, 1:00 p.m Let’s answer an obscure question about your city. My editor, Ashley, asked me to find out why Denver doesn’t seem to have fire escapes, so I went to find the real answer instead of pretending I […]

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Hanging by a thread

Roughly 100 buildings in the Springs have fire escapes. Are any of them safe? By Pam Zubeck @PZubeck J. Adrian Stanley The Tejon Street fire escape was blocked off last week.   Editor’s note: This story was updated Friday, Sept. 26, to eliminate a reference to Patricia Cortez seeking damages from Colorado Springs’ city government; her lawyers […]

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