Usually at Condo/Flat/Apartment, there is an emergency staircase which people can walk from ground floor to the top floor.
The staircase door can be open from inside and outside, and there is no lock.

Recently, there has been many burglary case in which the burglar use the staircase as their maneuver activity to break into resident home.

Is it possible to lock the staircase door?? as a way to prevent burglary
Or is there any other way to prevent burglary?

Thanks

This post has been edited by arthurlwf: Apr 4 2010, 01:56 PM

True.. it's a difficult decision... On one hand, security is compromise. On the another hand, fire exit is compromise...

So means there is no solution to the security???

Good idea woor .. but is this idea workable according to fire/bomba law???
And is it expensive to install this idea???