A fire broke out around 1230pm today in my dormitory. it started in a room just meters away from mine on the third level. The fire alarm sounded for a while then stopped. we thought there was just a fire drill or the alarm was just being tested. but it sounded again, and it was long the second time around. the room boarder shouted that his room is on fire so we all went out of our rooms. The smoke was already very thick. we were all trying to get our way to the fire exit but the corridors were too narrow because the boxes were scattered all over the place (most of the people are packing up to leave the hall for vacation). It took me quite a while to get my way out of the third level. the only thing i thought that i will need when i get out are my mobile phones so i can contact people. i thought i was going to die or the fire might immediately cover the whole place...smoke was already very heavy on the stairs leading to the exit row. when i arrived at the ground floor, i was so shocked to see the severity of the damage cause by the fire. everyone was startled with the incident. being a campus journalist by heart, i made sure that i could document the incident. who knows, the video might help in the investigation. not even the room boarder could determine what caused the fire incident. soon after, we immediately went to the evacuation area where we were briefed about the standard procedure for emergency cases.
we were only able to go back inside the hall around 2pm. There was nothing left from the possessions of the room boarder. he was supposed to leave for Kuala Lumpur this afternoon to meet his parents but he cannot do it because of the incident. he was investigated 6 times. his laptop, cellphone, passport, wallet and personal belongings all got burned. too bad!
i felt a great relief when i went back to my room seeing everything is OK. now, i can finish packing my things. that incident was truly memorable. it was an eye opener to everyone of us that it is very important to always check the electrical wirings and not to leave all the appliances turned on while we're out of the room.
i was so stressed after what happened! the adrenaline rush was just too great that i didn't save enough energy afterwards. but i really feel sorry for my friend...more than all those material possessions, the experience alone was just too traumatic...
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 | cclc312002 wrote on May 11, '08, edited on May 11, '08 Oh man, that's scary, and it's surprising that it would happen to KR. But I guess it could happen to anybody. I'm happy and relieved that you're safe, and you're friend too. It's unfortunate that he lost all his things, but at least he's safe. |
 | good thing nothing bad happened to you. be safe :D |
 | Thank God you're safe kid..were you able to retrieve all your belongings? |
 | woah! thank God wlang naharm.. ingat ha? |
 | scary!!... ingat dumago.. God bless.. hope to see ya soon...=) |
 | good thing ur sfae dwin. :) nice cover, btw. |
 | yeesh. that is one nasty fire. i'm glad nothing bad happened to you, but i feel bad for your friend though. tsk tsk... |
 | ddto s skul pd dwin, naay buang2 n tao gsunog ang hallway.. haha :] pro maayo n lng kay wla r n.unsa ang dorm.. hehe :] share lng.. hehe |
 | *gasp* naburn ang passport... *gasps some more* |
 | waaa.. kaluoy oie.. nwei,kaya mo yan!:) hehehe.. buti nlng d nadamay ang room mo.. Thank GOD! |
 | hala ka oi, ka-gwapo saimong dorm. Mura na man nag condo!
Sorry saag saag sa topic pero mao na akong first nabantayan, dili ang fire. HAHHAA
Pero diba?! Wala jud nasunog pati lawas nimo wala! WEEE~ |
 | To-be-ambassador Jimrie, save him!
BTW, how can he leave without that passport? |
 | Well, it's good that you and your room are safe :)
Dwin, meron me song for you :p
Sunog! Sunog! Saklolo!
kailangan ko ng tulong mo!
Mang-Aldwin Mang-Aldwin
may nasusunog na, nagvi-video pa rin
Mang-Aldwin parang bumbero din
ngunit pagkatapus ay bigla syang tumumba rin
Mang Aldwin!
hehehehehehe :p |
 | It's a good thing no one got hurt. I pity you and your friend.
I hope he'll find the way to get back home in KL. :) |
 | hadluka wui!!!! aniisip ko palang,nato-trauma na ako. hehehe... Godbless na lang sa inyo diyan... pero grabe,all of his possessions?
break nyo na? hehhe... |
 | wooow! buti nalang talaga Dwin at safe ka..
kawawa naman ung guy, he can't leave Singapore kasi walang passport. |
 | i think he should be OK by now..haven't met him for quite sometime since i worked for the conference... |
 | waaaaaaaaaah! grabeh! nasunog na imung dorm nka video pka! bilib gyud ko nimu.. ikaw na gyud! hahaha!:p |
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Thank God you're safe kid..were you able to retrieve all your belongings? 