A fire alarm went off twice in the student dormitory of Yanchao Campus of Hi-Tech University in the early morning, and 258 dormitory students were evacuated for the second time.
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- A fire alarm mistakenly sounded in Yongxu Building, a student dormitory on Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology's Yanchao campus, at 4:16 a.m. on the 17th.
- 258 dormitory students were forced to wake up and evacuate.
- The alarm sounded again at 4:52, and after the second evacuation of students, it was confirmed that it was a false alarm.
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A fire alarm occurred in Yongxu Building, a student dormitory on the Yanchao Campus of Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology at 4:16 a.m. on the 17th. Relevant personnel confirmed that it was a false alarm and then implemented a reset operation. However, the equipment continued to be abnormal and caused another false alarm.
At around 4 a.m. today, two fire alarms accidentally went off in the student dormitory of Yanchao Campus of Hi-tech University, causing students to wake up and evacuate twice. (Provided by HiTech University)
There was a commotion at Yongxu Building, the student dormitory of Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology's Yanchao Campus, at around 4 a.m. today (17th). The fire alarm went off loudly. Students woke up in their sleep and evacuated immediately. It was later found to be a false alarm. Unexpectedly, just as they lay back on their beds, the alarm sounded again at 4:52, and 258 dormitory students were evacuated for the second time. It turned out to be another false alarm. They were furious. "It's so considerate. You can stay overnight and have an early morning wake-up service!"
In this regard, the University of Science and Technology stated that a fire alarm occurred in Yongxu Building, a student dormitory on the Chayanchao Campus, at 4:16 this morning. After the relevant personnel immediately confirmed that the fire alarm was located in the public area on the first floor of the building and that it was a false alarm, they immediately implemented recovery measures in accordance with the procedures. However, the trusted switchboard could not reply, and false alarms continued to occur on the third and sixth floors.
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The school said that in order to avoid continuous fire alarms, the personnel temporarily adjusted the volume of the equipment to the minimum, and again notified all dormitory students of the equipment abnormality at 4:52, and immediately notified the fire protection maintenance manufacturer to come to the school for inspection and repair as soon as possible.
The school has invited manufacturers to inspect and repair dormitory fire alarm equipment. (Provided by HiTech University)
The fire alarm in the student dormitory of Yanchao Campus of Hi-tech University was abnormal, and 258 dormitory students were awakened twice in the morning at 4 a.m. to evacuate. (Provided by HiTech University)
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Fire maintenance manufacturers will arrive at the school in the near future to complete the inspection and repair of fire alarm equipment.
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Open Questions
- What are the specific causes of false alarms from fire alarm equipment?
- When will the maintenance vendor complete the inspection and repair?
- Will similar accidents happen again?
