Fire Department

Students at Barnard Hall on the UW-Madison campus got a wakeup call from Madison firefighters Friday morning after an alarm activated around 5:30.
 
Residents were standing outside when Engine 1 arrived. The alarm panel indicated that several smoke detectors activated on the fourth floor. Firefighters headed that way and detected the smell of burned food.
 
With a master key from UW building maintenance, the crew went room to room to find the source. They ultimately happened upon a burned bagel inside a microwave in one of the dorm rooms.
 
No ventilation was needed, and UW maintenance reset the alarm system so students could return inside—and maybe catch just a few more zzzs.