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We don't know if someone caused the alarm let alone who. It could have been an equipment malfunction and completely unrelated. We aren't being told.
(At 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, a fire alarm sounded in the building. The special agent in charge of the FBI in Connecticut, Kimberly Mertz, said at a press conference Saturday that the alarm was caused by a release of steam from a laboratory hood. She said it was possible that the steam was intentionally released by a person. http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/un...e-suspect-it-/)http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/u...-body-found-10-amistad-st-police-suspect-it-/
I wonder if the agent used the term "laboratory hood" incorrectly for the equipment that gave off the steam that triggered the alarm. Any lab people know of such laboratory hoods that give off steam? I only know lab hoods to exhaust fumes and filter air. I believe there are some chemical fume hoods that could trigger an alarm if they are not clearing the fumes adequately. Could a boiler system ever be called a lab hood? I only know of an autoclave giving off steam in your typical lab.
I'm not familiar in the least with lab's nor the equipment being discussed, but for those who are - I have a question: If someone were climbing up on a piece of equipment to stick items in the ceiling tiles, is there any place on that type of equipment you could accidentally step which would cause steam to release??