Escape
by HELGE Art Gallery
Title
Escape
Artist
HELGE Art Gallery
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
We all love fire escapes and what they represent both visually and historically for the New York City landscape. But what are the rules regarding them?
The first law was enacted in 1860, requiring all tenement houses to have fire escapes. Then New York Labor – Title 3 – § 273, was enacted after the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in 1911 which killed 146 immigrant workers in a building now part of NYU. The law required that fire escapes on office and factory buildings built after October 1st, 1913 had to be made of wrought iron or steel with the ability to sustain a live load of 90 pounds per square foot or greater with an additional safety factor. Other requirements recommended a “continuous or straight run stairway” if possible, a balcony “firmly fastened” to the building on every floor with iron railings, and unobstructed opening to fire escape of a least 2 feet wide and 6 feet in height.
One thing you notice on street level is that last staircase, which is required by law to go “from the lowest balcony to a safe landing place beneath.” The staircase must either remain down permanently or arranged to swing up and down.
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February 20th, 2018
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