So many fire escapes in Boston haven’t been inspected, putting owners, occupants, and buyers at risk (MA)

On July 22, 1975, in Boston, 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones fled a blaze in a Marlborough Street building by climbing onto the fire escape. It collapsed before firefighters could reach them. Bryant died, but the child, who landed on her, survived. A photojournalist snapped chilling photos of the pair falling through the air and was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.  Read the entire article……………………………….

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