I was walking back after meeting friends when I saw a fire truck parked outside the building. My first thought was oh no - something's happened! I couldn't see any smoke - but you never know.
I walked into the building and saw a lot of people hanging about. So I decided to ask one of them about the incident.
There was a false alarm on the 2nd floor, so the fire department was called in automatically. Now, after the situation had been assessed, the alarm needed to be re-set. Untill that was done, the elevators wouldn't work.
So I waited for a few minutes. Then some more people came in. Then concierge then mentioned to them that he had no idea how long it would take to get the alarm re-set. He suggested we all take the stairs.
26 floors - maybe a few short of. Say around 22-23 floors. That's how much I was about to walk up. As I was walking up, I wondered - the place I've taken is 21 floors up - if this happens there, what then?
All because of a False Alarm (honestly, I am extremely glad it was a False Alarm).
