The briefest of search finds a page claiming that landlords opposed fire escape regulation when it was introduced, as it was costly and supposedly unattractive.

The briefest of search finds a page claiming that landlords opposed fire escape regulation when it was introduced, as it was costly and supposedly unattractive. I would not be surprised if some of them argued for freedom of choice in the matter. https://americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-escape/ https://americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-esca...