Sometimes it is for real!
Interesting things continue happening in the building I live.
Once again the fire alarm went off. Once again it was past midnight (yesterday, it was around 2.00 am!) The difference:
Today, it was for real. I should have known that something was terribly wrong when I entered my apartment and I encountered a strange odor, like somebody had been smoking or something was overcooked. As I checked more thoroughly, this smell was coming from the ventilation system.
And then, the alarm started going off. Being accustomed to false alarms, I did not rush to the door. Eventually though I did since that smell became thicker and thicker. So I took the lift (!! yes,I know, but guys it is 12 floors!) and got to the ground floor.
The firemen at the entrance confirmed my fears. It was a fire alright! Somebody at the 7th floor left the stove unattended and...(you can guess the rest of the story). Thank God it was just a small fire but still, it could be dangerous.
Eventually the fire was extinguished and we all returned to our apartments. Now, there is still this thick smell in my room. I have the balcony door and windows opened hoping the air will clear out.
I just hope that this fire alarm going off every day after midnight will stop. Today, it was for real, but generally, it is becoming irritating.
This alarm really ruined a very nice movie experience I had by watching half of Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev on DVD. Details about the movie and why I watched half of it (I will watch the second part, probably in two weeks) to follow in a later post.
Once again the fire alarm went off. Once again it was past midnight (yesterday, it was around 2.00 am!) The difference:
Today, it was for real. I should have known that something was terribly wrong when I entered my apartment and I encountered a strange odor, like somebody had been smoking or something was overcooked. As I checked more thoroughly, this smell was coming from the ventilation system.
And then, the alarm started going off. Being accustomed to false alarms, I did not rush to the door. Eventually though I did since that smell became thicker and thicker. So I took the lift (!! yes,I know, but guys it is 12 floors!) and got to the ground floor.
The firemen at the entrance confirmed my fears. It was a fire alright! Somebody at the 7th floor left the stove unattended and...(you can guess the rest of the story). Thank God it was just a small fire but still, it could be dangerous.
Eventually the fire was extinguished and we all returned to our apartments. Now, there is still this thick smell in my room. I have the balcony door and windows opened hoping the air will clear out.
I just hope that this fire alarm going off every day after midnight will stop. Today, it was for real, but generally, it is becoming irritating.
This alarm really ruined a very nice movie experience I had by watching half of Andrei Tarkovsky's Andrei Rublev on DVD. Details about the movie and why I watched half of it (I will watch the second part, probably in two weeks) to follow in a later post.
posted by Immortalis at 1:25 π.μ.
3 Comments:
That's too bad Athanasios. I'm glad to hear that you are Ok.
We've been having quite a few false alarms in our building, too. And ours are always late at night too! Must be something universal, there.
Ever since moving into an apartment complex, it has bothered me that the welfare of me and my stuff is in the hands of complete strangers who show very little regard and respect for their own things, never mind others. Oh, well, such is life, I suppose.
Glad to hear that the fire was small and quickly contained! Sorry about the lingering smell, though.
No new alarm since yesterday. Maybe I can get some sleep!
Now, I do not want to point any fingers to anyone, but I suspect that some of these "false" alarms were caused by some very very careless people who have uncontrolable smoking habits! (Just like this guy that lives in the building and has the realy bad habit of smoking in the lift)
So maybe we are not talking about people that show no respect for their own things but generally, people who show no respect for their own wellbeing!
I just hope I am wrong....
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