Pathway out of a structure designed for use during emergency evacuations
For the drama play, see Emergency Exit.
See also: Exit sign
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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.
Emergency exits must:
Be clearly marked (usually with signage that is normally illuminated, or is illuminated by a backup power source if central power fails)
Be in easily-accessible locations
Direct people to safe areas (usually outside)
Be regularly maintained and free of obstructions (they may not be used for storage)
Be secured to prevent unauthorized entry during normal operations
An emergency exit's path usually ends in an outward-opening door with a crash bar with exit signs pointing to it. It is usually a door to an area outside of the building, but may also lead to an adjoining, fire-isolated structure with clear exits of its own.
A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit consisting of stairs and/or extendable ladders mounted on the outside of a building.
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afternoon their remains were carried up the stairs and through the bunker's emergencyexit to the Reich Chancellery garden, where they were doused in petrol and...
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deploy the slides. The slides are stored in cabinets usually beside the emergencyexit inside the aircraft. They are usually about the same width and height...
passengers); over a century later, the design remains in use (as an emergencyexit). In 1869, Massachusetts became the first state to add transportation...
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decorations, a provision that emergencyexits must be kept unlocked (from the inside), and that revolving doors cannot be the only exit. The Cocoanut Grove opened...
flight landed in Abuja and was taxiing on the runway when one of the emergencyexit doors fell off. No casualties resulted from the incident. Passengers...
which require all public buildings have a minimum number of fire and emergencyexits. Crash bars are fitted to these types of doors because they are proven...
return to service. In January 2024, the door plug blew out at an unused emergencyexit during Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 during the climb, causing an uncontrolled...
Karachi, Pakistan. Around 17 hours into the standoff, after she opened an emergencyexit door and began helping passengers escape from the plane, Neerja was...
record a follow-up album using digital recording equipment. That album, EmergencyExit, was received even more enthusiastically by critics and fans alike,...
internal circulation mode, and the sunroof will open to provide an emergencyexit. It is capable of staying afloat for 30 minutes and move forward at...
1282, which suffered a mid-flight blowout of a plug filling an unused emergencyexit on January 5, 2024, causing rapid decompression of the aircraft. After...