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Some of the properties were never occupied due to safety issues such as unusual layouts or fire escape problems.

In “The Delta Star,” an immense, perennially angry officer known as The Bad Czech chases down a petty thief in downtown L.A. and futilely tries to hang him from a fire escape.

The interior minister said there were two fire escapes, but there are indications they were not of a good standard.

"The accused used the fire escape ladder to enter," he said.

Crews were placing ground ladders to fire escapes in order to help evacuate occupants from the building, according to a Los Angeles Fire Department news release.