Escape rooms are big business

Re:Escape rooms are big business by wott on Saturday August 10, 2019 @12:02PM (#20662789)

> You must have your plans approved

Oh, plans. Right, and then half of the shops put a (real steel) chain and padlock (or a large piece of furniture) on the emergency exit, or they use the exit stairway as storage. But indeed on the plans there is an emergency exit anyone can open if needed.

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Re:Escape rooms are big business by dreamcompiler on Saturday August 10, 2019 @12:42PM (#20663057)

Not in the US they don't. Emergency exits frequently have alarms but locking those doors is a good way to get your business shut down. (Yes violations do happen, but those businesses get fined and shut down pretty quickly.)

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Re:Escape rooms are big business by reaperducer on Saturday August 10, 2019 @07:35PM (#20665210)

Emergency exits frequently have alarms but locking those doors is a good way to get your business shut down.

Unless you are the government. Then you can lock your fire exits and let your fellow bureaucrats die. It's the Chicago way.

https://www.nist.gov/document/nistsp-1021pdf

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Re:Escape rooms are big business by marcinzm on Saturday August 10, 2019 @02:38PM (#20663776)

In most places the fire department will do unannounced inspections periodically and in case of a complaint.

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