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Emergency exit facts for kids

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Fire exit
Fire exit sign in the European Union showing the direction.
US red exit sign
An exit sign in the United States.

An emergency exit in a building is an exit for emergencies, such as a fire. Emergency exits can be found in a number of places such as buildings, planes, schools, or anywhere else where there may be a large number of people in a small space.

Images for kids

  • Universitetet metro station January 2015 01 (cropped)

    Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm

  • City Lit fire exit London

    Fire exit in London. This was not originally a fire exit, as there is an engraving of the name of the building, but is now only used as a fire exit.

  • Fire Escape stairs

    A fire escape is a type of emergency exit that is external to a building.

  • Evac chair

    Sign for an emergency down stairs evacuation device for disabled people

  • Do Not Block Fire Exit

    This exit is unlocked by pressing the bar, which will also activate an alarm

  • 737 emergency-exit

    Boeing 737 overwing emergency exit

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Salida de emergencia (seguridad) para niños

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