{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-274","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Labor Law § 274","heading":"Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and thirteen","body":"§ 274. Fire-escapes erected before October first, nineteen hundred and\nthirteen. All outside fire-escapes erected before October first,\nnineteen hundred and thirteen, and serving as required exits under the\nprovisions of section two hundred and seventy-one shall conform to the\nfollowing requirements:\n  1. There shall be balconies on each floor of the building connected\nwith stairways placed at an angle of not more than sixty degrees.\n  2. A stairway shall lead from the top floor balcony to the roof,\nexcept when the fire-escapes are erected on the front of the building.\n  3. A stairway not less than twenty-two inches wide shall lead from the\nlowest balcony to a safe landing place beneath, which stairway shall\nremain down permanently or swing up and down by counterbalancing\nweights.\n  4. A safe and unobstructed exit shall be provided to the street from\nthe foot of such fire-escapes as required in subdivision nine of section\ntwo hundred and seventy-three.\n  5. Steps shall connect the sill of every opening leading to the\nfire-escapes with the floor wherever such sill is more than three feet\nabove the floor level.\n  6. All openings leading to the fire-escapes shall be provided with\nfireproof windows or fire doors.\n  7. All windows opening upon the course of the fire-escape shall be\nfireproof windows.","path":["Labor Law","Article 11. Factories","Title 3. Fire Hazard"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LAB/274","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"99f3afc0ab9d006a1b56d47057af6efad844b0b8e3694333a1d561ee1f968d0a","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-273","next":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-275"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}