Fire Escape Collapse (1975) – Stanley Forman
On a fateful day in July 1975, the media was called to Marlborough Street to cover a fire. A woman and a child were at the fire escape waiting to be rescued, so journalist Stanley Foremen thought it would be like any typical rescue.
However, the fire escape broke, and the 19-year-old lady and her two-year-old goddaughter fell. Forman was quick to snap the duo as they fell but turned around before they hit the ground. He earned a Pultizer because of the photos, and the incident prompted the call for stricter fire escape codes.
