In the UK, there used apparently to be wheeled ladders at certain places to allow people to escape from fires. Here is one http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l58hAZ64A

In the UK, there used apparently to be wheeled ladders at certain places to allow people to escape from fires. Here is one http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l58hAZ64A0o/VW9FCenJSSI/AAAAAAAADzk/8ZDy6g6wL9c/s400/street%2Bescape.jpg http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l58hAZ64A0o/VW9FCenJSSI/AAAAAAAADz... Because they were moved by hand, these had to be provisioned in each small local area. Of course, this only worked because the buildings were mostly not very tall.