The apprentice ignored the differences and the sign, tried to replace the station and shorted it out in the process, causing the Halon dump. “Luckily, nothing was damaged and no systems shut down.

One Saturday, fish is working at a keypunch machine in the computer room when the Halon alarm sounds. “It was supposed to give a 30-second warning before releasing the Halon,” says fish.

Someone burned popcorn at the police department at 4:03 a.m. Tuesday triggering the Halon Alarm System and the fire alarm, according to a police report.