Whilst at uni...
We had the usual share of false fire alarms in our first year, living in Uni halls 'twas expected...

After a fair few annoying, early-morning ones, people became used to ignoring the alarms and even disconnecting them...

Then, as fate would have it - one day the alarms were going off for longer than usual, so we all trudged out in various states of undress, me in just shorts and a vest!

Upon leaving the building we realise this is actually a fire, with an ever increasing group of students stood opposite the building watching with excitement as smoke billowed out of a top floor kitchen window. This just seemed like a laugh and a joke to most, everyone had been accounted for and we were just waiting to be allowed back in; however within half an hour, the whole top floor was in flames and everyone was starting to look a little bit worried, considering we had nothing with us to save.

We all spent the night in various uni building/friends houses/hotels for 4 nights with absolutely nothing but what we had on us, after 4 days we were allowed back in but we could only take as much as we could carry!

Most of the girls were after their contraceptive pills, no doubt to get back into the first year traditions, as well as makeup and clothes...

Me, I went straight back in, toothbrush, boxers, ps2 and freshly acquired GTA:SA that i had just started as the alarm went off... Back to the hotel (paid for by the uni) and spent the rest of the time ignoring the advances of my flatmate who i was sharing a room with who later binned me off!

Good times...

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/4179007.stm)

***turned out it was 2 students who set off a firework that came straight back into the rafters and started the fire. they were arrested and had to pay for the damage, rumours going around it was £80k!***
(gin'll fix it, Wed 14 May 2008, 11:35, Reply)