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Last night around 9:30 or so, the strangest chain of events took place. My roommate called from the living room that the fire department was pounding at the main entrance to our apartment building. This was unsettling. So we ran down to answer the door, while sniffing the air hoping to not smell any smoke...which we didn't. I let them in and they asked if I had called..."umm, no..." They said someone in the building had called the police on our neighbors, saying that they've been hearing an alarm going off for an hour and half straight in our neighbor's apartment. The police dispatched the fire department because I guess they thought the alarm may have been a carbon monoxide alarm. Not exactly news you want to hear. So the firemen knocked on our neighbor's door...no one answered. Their lights were on and they had music blaring. The knocks turned to pounds..."Fire Department! Open UP!" Still no answer. We let the fireman go through our apartment to get to the back patio we share with our neighbors. They pounded on the back door...still, no answer. Wtf? We were starting to get nervous that something was seriously wrong them, causing them to not be able to answer the door.

The firemen were very good at calming our nerves–cracking jokes and being very friendly with us. They went down to their fire truck and grabbed a huge ladder. They entered our neighbor's apartment from an exterior window. They searched the apartment and no one was there, which was a relief, but at the same time...why was their music blaring and all their lights on? First thing that crossed my mind was that they were getting high or something, suddenly the fire department is breaking into your house...I thought maybe they were hiding? Anyway, there were no traces of carbon monoxide or anythings else to be concerned with, so the firemen left.

We still don't know what the hell happened, but we know our second floor neighbors called the cops on our direct neighbors for being loud. We know this because earlier in the night Carisa saw them banging on our neighbor's door, trying to tell them to be quiet. Carisa said the dude was pretty upset. Bet they weren't expecting the fire department to come and break into the house! The strangest thing was that the people who called the cops never even came down to help with the situation. Instead all the other neighbors that were home were in the stairway wondering what's up. Hey, at least I got to interact with some of the other people in my building, haha.

Carisa and I decided to leave a note for our neighbors.

Dear 1S,
While you were gone, we're not sure why, but the fire department was called and they were concerned about carbon monoxide in your apartment. They entered and found no cause for concern. They turned off your tv and maybe your lights. Just thought you'd like to know.

From,
1N

I just checked to is if my note was still there and it wasn't. I wonder if they'll knock on our door and ask for more details. Wouldn't you if you got that note? Odd, very odd.