Another news report says she claimed she was having a seizure, but she was able to communicate that she could not open the door that she locked from the inside. The firefighters broke down the door "within minutes" but the lawyers and the families are saying the restaurant is at fault.
So now every public restroom has to had a door handle four inches off the floor?
On a serious note, one safety feature I’ve seen in New England as a direct result of The Station fire in Rhode Island was lighted exit signs at floor level (instead of just hanging from the ceiling). The fire in that club (which was a small building with low ceilings) caused smoke that obscured the regular exit signs, and many people couldn’t find them in the confusion.