IT WAS undeniably tragic when five teenage girls died in an escape-room fire in the Polish city of Koszalin on January 4th. But many in the industry thought it was an accident waiting to happen. Most entertainment venues, like cinemas and bowling alleys, go out of their way to identify and illuminate emergency exits.

IT WAS undeniably tragic when five teenage girls died in an escape-room fire in the Polish city of Koszalin on January 4th. But many in the industry thought it was an accident waiting to happen. Most entertainment venues, like cinemas and bowling alleys, go out of their way to identify and illuminate emergency exits.