Fire alarm triggered by student’s e-cigarette
Banner by Taylor Harrington; Photo Contributed by Zoe Brown
December 9, 2014
The fire alarm at Staples suddenly sounded at about 9:15 this morning because a smoke alarm was triggered in a boys’ bathroom by vapor from an electronic cigarette. Students and faculty grabbed their raincoats and umbrellas and fought the strong winds and heavy rain outside for about 15 minutes as they waited for the fire marshall to check for safety.
A few short minutes after settling back into class, Principal John Dodig made an announcement over the loudspeaker. He informed everyone that the administration will be reviewing videotapes to try and find the student responsible for the alarm.
Listen to a recording of his announcement to the school about the cause of the fire alarm and following evacuation.
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First of all, E-Cig’s only release water Vapor, so that is not possible.
Second off, why even escalate this any farther? Nobody was harmed, everyone returned to class, so why does an article need to be written? I remember once a teacher burnt some popcorn and that set an alarm off. Big deal. They weren’t humiliated over it.