Faulty fire alarm disrupts classes

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Michelle Kelly

Students (from left) Jin Zhu, Brayan Rodriguez, Nancy Reyes and Laura Ziganti take advantage of the fire alarm by using the time to study as they await their Chem 192 test.

Students were displaced when a false fire alarm interrupted classes on Oct. 29.

The alarm rang out at approximately 2:30 p.m., resulting in students evacuating from buildings 7 and 8.

“Usually when it’s a false alarm, it’s something faulty or someone pulled a station,” San Bruno Firefighter, Holly Nelson said. “We haven’t really determined the cause, but we believe it’s something electrical.”

“[Students] did a good job self evacuating,” Nick Chavez of Facilities said.

One group of students decided to use the extra time to study for their upcoming chemistry test.

“It starts in nine minutes,” student Laura Ziganti said. “We’re keeping our fingers crossed that the test gets cancelled.”