Sec. 791.002. FIRE ESCAPE REQUIRED  


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  • (a) The owner of a building shall equip the building with at least one fire escape and with additional fire escapes as required by Subchapters C and D if the building has at least:

    (1) three stories and is used as a facility subject to Subchapter C; or

    (2) two stories and is used as a school.

    (b) A fire escape required by this chapter must meet the specifications provided by this chapter for an exterior stairway fire escape, an exterior chute fire escape, a combination of those exterior fire escapes, or an interior fire escape.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.