Fire scare in the Parks building

Everett Fire Dept. arrives at Parks // Photo by Claudia Furmanczyk

Monday afternoon a trigger from a fire alarm sent people scrambling out of the Parks building.

Without delay the Everett Fire Department arrived and began to assess the situation. According to Fire Captain Curt Rider, the alarm was triggered by paint and drywall fumes from the construction site.

The situation was quickly secured, and people were let back into the building.

Many people remained unaware of the situation, including construction workers that were working directly outside Parks. Fortunately, this was a false alarm and no danger was present.

Story by Winonna Saari.