Originally Posted By: GarlyDog
<snip> After hours, the door was locked for ingress, but unlocked for egress, trapping people if you didn't have a key for either.<snip>


I have to believe the situation you described is a serious fire code violation in any municipality regardless of whether it is "after hours". The fire marshals and code inspectors I have known take their jobs very seriously. If that fire trap existed in my building, I would drop a dime on them in a heartbeat.