Well over 100 students clamored outside of Allen Hall as fire alarms sounded for around half an hour Wednesday morning, the third day of classes this fall.

Baton Rouge Fire Department firefighters cleared the building at around 9:40 a.m., allowing students and professors to return to their classes. Most had resumed by 9:50 a.m.

Before the alarms stopped, some students entered the building to check if their classes were still happening. Most left after seeing empty classrooms.

Dylan Gaspare, a pre-nursing freshman, stood in the 87 degrees Fahrenheit heat. He said he was confused and waiting without updates outside the building.

“I don’t know what happened; I haven’t heard a word from anyone,” Gaspare said. “Guess we’re just waiting to see what happens from this point on.”

As people began to pile back in, Gaspare was happy to finally get out of the heat. 

“I think everybody’s happy now that they’re letting everybody in,” he said. “They don’t have to sweat anymore.”

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