| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1856/00/00 | John Black Cornell patents a metallic surface for fireproof partitions that support plaster a key component in the construction of high-rise fireproof buildings. | |
| 1910/00/00 | The Star is the first theater in Indiana to install the Von Duprin Safe Exit Device. Better known as a panic bar, the devise makes it easy to open locked doors from the inside. | Boyce Block, Muncie |
| 1912/00/00 | Candler Building is constructed with a fire tower, an enclosed fire stairway on the back of the building reached by an outside walkway. In 1911, 146 workers had died in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire, due to locked doors to the stairwell. | Candler Building NYC, New York City |
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