Tenants evacuated from Hartford apartment building again as safety concerns linger POSTED 10:35 PM, AUGUST 11, 2015, BY LAUREN VICTORY, UPDATED AT 10:51PM, AUGUST 11, 2015 HARTFORD — Tenants at the Spring Street Apartments were greeted by Hartford police and officials with the city’s Licenses and Inspections Department late Tuesday afternoon and told they needed to evacuate the […]
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After posting the article below we found this in wikipedia… I am curious where people got this information about Anna Connelly having the first registered patent for a fire escape in 1887. New York City building codes required exterior balconies and stairs (referred to as fire escapes in the code) already in 1860. And numerous […]
Read more...Questions arise about evacuation plan
Questions arise about evacuation plan for new Paterson school location AUGUST 10, 2015, 7:18 PM LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2015, 7:29 PM BY JOE MALINCONICO PATERSON PRESS CHRIS MONROE/SPECIAL TO THE RECORD Exterior of the new HARP Academy on Colt Street in Paterson. PATERSON – Some local officials are questioning whether the downtown office […]
Read more...Should Buildings Still be Built with Fire Escapes
Should Buildings Still be Built with Fire Escapes? Outdoor fire escape systems have been a familiar escape device for those living in high rise buildings for many years, but are they becoming obsolete? Buildings all over the world are beginning to lose their fire escapes and instead, are being built with internal fireproof staircases. This is due to […]
Read more...occupants forced to use a ladder to exit from the second story
Faulty Extension Cord Sparks Early Morning House Fire Ryan Burns / Monday, July 13 @ 7:46 a.m. / Fire! Humboldt Bay Fire press release: At 0430 AM on 7-13-15, Humboldt Bay Fire Engines 8113, 8112, 8115, Truck 8181, Battalion 8104 and Chief 8101 responded to a structure fire at 3539 J Street. The occupants of the residence had […]
Read more...Third Victim Of Louisville Apartment Fire Dies
A third victim of a suspicious apartment fire in Louisville has died. Officials say John Bullock died from injuries sustained in the fire on July 2. Firefighters rescued Bullock from a back apartment. Two women also died in the fire that burned through an old home converted into apartments in Old Louisville. Investigators say there is […]
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Jersey City apartment complex where fire escape snapped cited for safety violations Residents say rusted fire escape steps gave way beneath their feet as they fled a 2-alarm fire in a 4-story apartment building at 500 Garfield Ave. in Jersey City on Monday, June 15, 2015. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal Reena Rose […]
Read more...FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSES AS RESIDENTS ESCAPE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY
NEWS FIRE ESCAPE COLLAPSES AS RESIDENTS ESCAPE FIRE IN JERSEY CITY Jim Dolan has the story in Jersey City. By Jim Dolan Tuesday, June 16, 2015 09:23AM JERSEY CITY (WABC) — Residents at an apartment house in New Jersey are lucky to be alive. The fire escape that was supposed to be […]
Read more...death from fire escape after drinking
METRO Barista falls to death from fire escape after drinking By Dana Sauchelli and Georgett Roberts June 16, 2015 | 1:51pm Modal Trigger Photo: Demetrius E. Loadholt A Wisconsin transplant who regularly drinks on her Manhattan rooftop with pals drunkenly slipped off the fire escape as she climbed back to her apartment and fell to her death early Tuesday […]
Read more...Keeping a Fire Escape Clear
REAL ESTATE Keeping a Fire Escape Clear MAY 23, 2015 Photo CreditMichael Kolomatsky/The New York Times Ask Real Estate is a weekly column that answers questions from across the New York region. Submit yours to realestateqa@nytimes.com. Air-Conditioner in the Way? I live in a co-op building and have an air-conditioner in my living room window, which […]
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