alarm system

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Liverpool City Council said it had visited the building "informally" in February 2023 "to check room sizes for intended occupancy" and whether the fire alarm system was suitable.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

By organizing the destruction of these hybrids, MYC effectively shuts down this alarm system before it can activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Mysterious things keep happening — music suddenly blasts, doors slam, the lights go out and the alarm system roars in the middle of the night.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

The window had been disconnected from the alarm system after a defect caused repeated false alarms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

“I think so, but it’s the alarm system the cables are attached to that’s complicated. I doubt I could do it without triggering Black Protocol.”

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo