The stories are tragic: Security bars welded shut on a San Bernardino home’s windows trapped six people ... the reason the victims were unable to escape the flames. Although building code ...

black wrought-iron security bars were still dangling from two bedroom windows. Firefighters had used rotary saws to cut the bars away to enter the home. They found welded bars on the room where ...

Deigo’s idea is an affordable device that integrates with existing, permanently mounted security window bars, allowing removal during a fire to act as a safe escape when needed. During his pitch, ...

Fire investigators told us it’s unclear if any of the nine people, including six children, tried to escape from the home that had bars on its doors and windows ... any new security bars put ...

Bars on the windows may have hindered the woman’s escape and should serve as a warning, said Fire Chief James Harris. He recommends that residents minimize security bars to select windows and doors.

Hi, I have a 4 story brownstone that was just burglarized. They came in via the parlor floor window from the fire escape. The rear windows have no window guards, but even if they did, you couldn’t ...

Unlike other windows in the train that have iron bars for security, the red window is free ... providing a quick and easy escape route for passengers. In a crisis, every second counts, and the ...