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Fire alarm goes off, accident contained

Fire alarm goes off, accident contained

At 11:36 AM, during second period, the fire alarm went off causing general confusion and minor disruptions of class. While there was no fire, people were unaware of this fact and began the normal evacuation routines. Shortly after, within two minutes, an announcement put an end to the confusion and kids returned to class.
The accidental incident transpired as assistant principal of building operations, Brian Gaub, was doing a routine check of the science department’s emergency shut off gas mechanisms.
[quote]“I was testing one of the keys, even though the button needs to be pressed, it still went off,” Gaub said.[/quote] The event was short enough to be dismissed quickly, allowing students and teachers to resume their activities.
“Students did a great job, as soon as they heard the alarm go off they headed outside,” math teacher Burke McCray said. “When they heard it was a false alarm they went back to it, but students did a good job.”
Similarly, senior Ashley Mckinley’s second hour class was generally undisturbed, claiming the incident took less than 10 minutes worth of class.
“Eventually [students made it out of the class], they were not told it was a drill so they assumed it was real,” Mckinley said. “We left the classroom and she told us what door we needed to go out of.”
With no one hurt, the alarms functional and class undisturbed the incident was contained quickly and did little to detract from second hour classes.
 
How did your class handle the fire alarm? Tell us in the comments below. 

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    Rachael EricksonFeb 5, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    The same thing happened to me as happened to Anna, I was in AUT and just barely got out of my seat before they explained what happened. Everyone did a great job handling it!

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    Amanda KurukulasuriyaJan 31, 2018 at 7:21 am

    Is it bad to say that I was disappointed because I thought it would be nice to go outside and get some fresh air for a little while? I’m just glad I wasn’t in the middle of a test when it happened like some other students told me they were. I hope their teachers gave them extra time.

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    Bailey StoverJan 28, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    I’m glad students took the alarm seriously and behaved like it was a real event instead of a drill. Only about half of our class got outside before we were told it was a false alarm, so the event was simply a slight disruption to our normal schedule.

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    CopymanJan 26, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    I would love to read a follow-up about why the fire alarm went off even though it technically couldn’t have, since the button wasn’t pressed. It’s curious why it did.

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    Anna XuJan 26, 2018 at 3:54 pm

    I was wondering what that was about… for my class, we didn’t even make it out of the classroom before it was confirmed to be an accident.

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