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If the building has seating accommodation for 250 people or more, there should be a second public way, or an open space of at least 250 sq. feet.
(2) If the show is to be held in a building with two or more rooms, the room chosen should have fire-resisting walls and ceiling. Entertainment must not be given in or above any room with a high fire risk.
(3) There should be at least two exits, and these must not be locked or obstructed during the time the audience is assembled. Turnstiles do not count as exits. There must be an exit within 55 feet of any part of the auditorium, and it must not open immediately onto a step or steps. There should be a landing of at least three feet. Exit signs are to be at least 6' 9" from the floor, and unless fitted directly over the exit, should include an arrow pointing to the nearest one.
(4) If the premises are regularly used for entertainment and have seating accommodation for more than 200 persons, the seats should be battened together in units of not less than four.
(5) Gangways should be at least 42 inches wide, and the seating so arranged that no seat is more than 12 feet from the nearest gangway running the length of the hall. People must not stand in the gangway unless they can still leave a width of 42 inches for others to pass by when leaving.
(6) All exits and gangways, all corridors or passage ways leading to exits, and all stairways and ramps for public use must be kept free from any kind of obstruction. Projectors and other portable apparatus must not be set up in front of an exit or in a gangway.
(7) There should be some form of safety lighting, of sufficient power to enable people to see their way out during the performance. A hurricane lamp may be used providing it is not placed against any inflamable material and is supported in a fixed position by chain or wire out of reach of the audience.
(8) Attendants should be trained in emergency duties (know how to use the fire-extinguishers, etc.), and at least one is required for each 150 persons. Twice the number of attendants are required if the audience is composed of children. (The girl with a tray of ice-cream does not count as an attendant.) If children are
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