Word: alarming
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fire alarm panels on the back wall of the "University central control" are linked to more than 300 buildings, from the Divinity School in Cambridge to the Business School and the Medical School in Boston...
When a fire alarm goes off somewhere in the University--as one usually does at least once a day--the panel in the control center displays where the problem is. The person on duty in the control center then calls the appropriate fire department, notifies the Harvard University Police Department and dispatches a Facilities Maintenance Department fire mechanic to the scene, all in a matter of 30 to 45 seconds...
...Silversmith '94, a proctor in Lowell House, said that while the risk of a fire occurring on any day is low, the delay in resetting the alarm system was disturbing...
...really dangerous situation if you have the building full of people and you don't have a properly functioning fire alarm," Silversmith said...
Hawkes acknowledged, however, that a faulty smoke detector in L-entry was left deactivated until about 3:30 p.m. The detector was faulty and was not reactivated in order to avoid another false alarm, he said...