What’s a 5 Alarm Fire?
The fire alarm in our building went off about an hour ago. It has a really high pitched squealing sound that can get on your nerves really easy. At first we thought it was just a fire drill but after a few minutes, it was still blaring. Looking across the street to the local fire department, the door was being raised and the fire truck’s lights were flashing. They certainly didn’t seem to be in a hurry as they turned onto the street and headed down the road, towards our apartment. Just in case there was a fire, I grabbed some McDonald’s coupons and the three of us headed across the street for some McFlurries amidst the alarm and other fire trucks that were heading towards our “possibly-on-fire” building.
It’s kind of funny and scary at the same time that Sean, Gump, and myself were the only people that seemed to head downstairs and leave the building. There are about 900 people in here, so that’s alot of people who decided to stay in their rooms and face the annoying alarm and possible fire. It turns out that the building is still standing. Somebody must have just burned their supper.
It reminds me of living in Eaton House during first year at Acadia. There were numerous times where the fire alarm would go off in the middle of the morning, during the winter, and you’d be huddled outside in your pajamas with everybody else, waiting for Security to turn the alarm off. They always seemed to take their time, never noticing that there were a hundred students almost freezing to death. Almost all of those alarms were due to popcorn being burnt on my floor. Why would anyone want popcorn at 3:00am?