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Dense smoke inside stairwells can trap residents before crews arrive.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Andersen opened fire from the top of a stairwell without going downstairs to see who was at the front door, police said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
The existing 1928 building only has restrooms on certain floors, leaving visitors and employees to wait for an elevator or dash into a stairwell to use the facilities.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
And maybe Tesoro was a little lax on childproofing, like waving off putting a railing on the temporary stairwell between the first and second floor.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Andersen opened fire from the top of a stairwell without going downstairs to see who was at the front door, police said.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 21 Nov. 2025
The existing 1928 building only has restrooms on certain floors, leaving visitors and employees to wait for an elevator or dash into a stairwell to use the facilities.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
And maybe Tesoro was a little lax on childproofing, like waving off putting a railing on the temporary stairwell between the first and second floor.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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stairwell
noun
stair·well
-ˌwel 
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located
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