Fire alarm in neighbor's apartment (heat, phone, microwave, stove)
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Not sure where to post this since I didn't find any apartment specific sub-forums. But these days I am hearing fire alarms going off in my neighbors apartment every day or every other day while they are within the apartment. I have no clue of what they are doing, but it freaks me out.
First time when I heard the sound, it went on for 5-7 mins. I went in my balcony and one of the guy from that apartment was standing outside his apartment, talking/laughing over the phone with someone and was not worried about the sound at all. I thought it could be a false alarm. This was like a week ago. But now for last 3-4 days, I hear the alarm going on every day at random times for 5-7 mins. They don't stop it for long. Today again it went off, then after 10 or so mins they stopped it and then in few seconds it went off again. This happened 3-4 times and I went in balcony many times to see if something is serious and if I need to be prepared to leave.
I haven't talked about it to the management company, but they are careless about everything. However they take care of maintenance issues very fast, just if anyone complains about noises or door slamming or parking issues then they are pretty much careless. Incase if something was wrong with fire alarm system itself, my guess is they would have fixed it by now. My neighbors are careless as well. They yell at each other in the corridor, slam their doors even in the middle of the night, sits in their car and plays loud music for over an hour while drinking in their car.
What do you generally do when fire alarm goes off in someone else's apartment?
But, you asked a legit question.
So, when the common area alarms sound off, everyone should stop what they're doing and get out of the building. They should get out right away before the halls finish filling with smoke.
Are you sure it's not an alarm clock with a weird but loud tune?
It's a fire alarm for sure. I don't share a wall with them. They live across my flat. But when the guy had door open that day, I could clearly hear fire alarm. Also it goes off at random times.. on weekends I have heard it at late morning/afternoon otherwise mostly during evening/night.
Burning toast or something on the stove, or popcorn in the microwave will trigger a smoke alarm too.
You might want to ask your apartment management, because of the local code and wiring of your apartment complex, but generally an individual smoke detector won't trigger the main fire alarm.
If you know where it's originated, you could just go there and politely inquire.
Smoking weed in the apartment and laughing when the smoke alarm goes off.
This could be possible. I know they drink a lot over the weekend. Every Monday morning there are atleast a dozen beer bottles they throw in the apartment's trash can.
I am a single woman and try to stay away from them. Once I requested them to park their car properly it was very close to my car and I was having a hard time removing my car and one of the guys started starring me in anger. First time their fire alarm went off and I went in balcony, the guy who was talking over the phone could see me and started staring at my chest.
This could be possible. I know they drink a lot over the weekend. Every Monday morning there are atleast a dozen beer bottles they throw in the apartment's trash can.
I am a single woman and try to stay away from them. Once I requested them to park their car properly it was very close to my car and I was having a hard time removing my car and one of the guys started starring me in anger. First time their fire alarm went off and I went in balcony, the guy who was talking over the phone could see me and started staring at my chest.
I understand being afraid of the neighbors.
Next time it goes off call the fire department. Tell them there is a smoke detector going off in the building and how long it's been beeping.
(It's called a smoke detector not a fire alarm, just so you know)
Last edited by catsmom21; 05-18-2023 at 05:57 AM..
In my county, the fire dept. makes "courtesy calls" in cases like this. In some jurisdictions it is illegal to ignore a fire alarm. Calls like this should be directed to the non-emergency number or the administrative offices. The state's freedom of information act will determine if the informant can remain anonymous.
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