Sec. 791.021. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES. (a) This section applies to: (1) a hospital; (2) a seminary; (3) a college; (4) an academy; (5) a school; (6) a dormitory; (7) a hotel or other facility for the accommodation of transient guests; (8) a lodging house, apartment house, rooming house, or boardinghouse; (9) a lodge hall; (10) a theater or other public place of amusement; or (11) any other facility used for public gatherings. (b) Each facility subject to this section and Section 791.002 that has a lot area greater than 5,000 square feet shall provide, in addition to the fire escape required by Section 791.002 , one additional fire escape for: (1) each 5,000 square feet of area in excess of the initial 5,000 square feet; and (2) the area in excess of the largest multiple of 5,000 square feet contained in the facility's lot area if that excess is more than 2,000 square feet.
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