Metal bars covering windows are an age-old method for preventing break-ins in urban areas. They’re also useful for keeping people in—to keep them from falling out, of course.

Security bars on your windows can trap you inside, delaying your rescue. It can take less than one minute for flames to engulf an entire room in your home.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Security bars on doors and windows give people inside a sense of safety. But they can prove deadly in a fire as was appears to be the case on Severson Avenue early Monday ...

Citing concern over preventable fire deaths, city officials Thursday announced a program to get homeowners to remove illegally installed security bars from windows throughout Los Angeles.

KISSIMMEE — Carmen Zayas installed iron bars on the windows and doors of her newly renovated Osceola County home as decoration. Growing up in Puerto Rico, she had admired the elaborate ironwork ...

The window bars are for security — and the bump serves a purpose, too. Here's what we discovered. The post If You See Window Bars with a Potbelly, This Is What It’s For appeared first on ...

After Ed installed the security bars, he did feel a little safer. Ed Williams: “You can leave the window open and go to the store. You don’t have to worry about someone climbing in your house.” ...