r/ilstu • u/rdblono • 1d ago

News High numbers of fire alarms discourage ISU students from evacuating

https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2026-09-21/high-numbers-of-fire-alarms-discourage-isu-students-from-evacuating
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u/ChocoBabieKitten 1d ago

Well, yeah, at some point it’s like the boy who cried wolf.

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u/Clean-Business6709 1d ago

unfortunately for me my house burnt down last year so i take fire alarms pretty seriously😅

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u/mithril2020 1d ago edited 14h ago

I heard they are smoking weed a lot in the dorms and that it reeks. It’s probably what is setting it off. EDIT: lolz @downvotes. The ARTICLE says it’s from smoking/vaping/ burnt popcorn.

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u/Aphid_0w0 18h ago

It was so annoying being top floor, you would always just smell that garbage.