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A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building or occasionally inside but separate from the main areas of the building. It provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that makes the stairwells inside a building inaccessible. Fire escapes are most often found on multiple-story residential buildings, such as apartment buildings. At one time, they were a very important aspect of fire safety for all new construction in urban areas; more recently, however, they have fallen out of common use.
A fire escape consists of a number of horizontal platforms, one at each story of a building, with ladders or stairs connecting them. The platform and stairs are usually open steel gratings, to prevent the buildup of ice, snow, and leaves. Railings are usually provided on each of the levels, but as fire escapes are designed for emergency use only, these railings often do not need to meet the same standards as railings in other contexts. The ladder from the lowest level of the fire escape to the ground may be fixed, but more commonly it swings down on a hinge or slides down along a track. The moveable designs allow occupants to safely reach the ground in the event of a fire but prevent persons from accessing the fire escape from the ground at other times (such as to perpetrate a burglary or vandalism).
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arson
a fire's burning through our land
brother versus brother
in a struggle to command
the acid bath
that is this nation's politics
one can not be too careful
when one can not see the tricks
our eyes wide with amazement
as they cover us in gas
setting fire to our freedom
staying silent as they laugh
can nothing stop
this dynasty
from scorching what makes
you and me
burning down
our unity
burning down
our liberty
denial's the word
when blame's come to call
no one is around
when to ash this burned country
will fall
how do they get away
when the smoke has cleared
and we the people see the people
who ignite our fears
starting fires seems to work
it averts attention
when the heat of the flames
grow too close
there is only one option
run for the lire escape
the lire escape
fire
we feed the unrelenting flames
emotions are the tender as we
play into their games
we can't ignore
the smoke is thickening
the smell of burning life
is sweetly sickening
they strike the match
when we question legality
the paper trail has ended
as they burn what we could
no evidence
except the soot upon their hands
they start another fire
the flames meet their demands
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