blocked exits
Sealed departure routes
Blocked exits are pathways meant for escape that have been obstructed or rendered impassable.
The term appears most often in fire safety contexts, where blocked exits violate building codes and create deadly hazards: The nightclub fire killed dozens because of blocked exits.
Figuratively, blocked exits describe situations with no way out: Every option felt like a blocked exit.
- trappedUnable to escape
- escapeFlight from captivity
- escape routePlanned exit path
- fire escapeOutdoor emergency exit route
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
locked · locked doors · sealed · emergency · fire · panic · cornered · suffocating · deadend · obstruction · smoke · crowded · crowd crush · jammed · bottleneck · shuttered · impassable · claustrophobic
- loading mistakesoverloading, unsecured cargo
- hazardsfire hazard, fire hazards, toxin, contamination, tripping hazard