Residents of a far Northwest Side apartment complex say repeated false alarms have left them immune to the sound of a fire alarm. Some ignored the sound when a real fire broke out early Wednesday.
Firefighters say a tub of body wax ignited inside a nail salon, then the fire spread to a pile of boxes, The business was still closed at the time.– When fire alarms sounded throughout a far Northwest Side apartment complex early Wednesday, very few people appeared to be alarmed at all.
The business is part of a multi-use complex located in the 8000 block of Worthy Parkway. It is attached to a building that includes apartments.Although fire crews stopped the flames from spreading, the fire did set off the alarm system throughout the apartment complex.Davis, who lives in the attached apartment building, woke up to the noise and decided to leave his apartment to walk his dog.“ had been doing tests from it.
“I think it has just happened so many times that people just assume that it’s just another test or malfunction that nobody takes it seriously,” Davis said.While no one was hurt during this real emergency, Davis worries they may not be as lucky next time if the sound that was meant to alert people to an emergency rings out all the time.
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