The day the Fire Dept came.

This was a few years ago, but it was so hilarious that I have to share.

One day around 12:55 the fire alarm started going off, many people were just returning from lunch, and others were still at lunch so this was not the time for a fire drill. So I gather my stuff and head for the exit. When I get to the breezeway that separates the two sides of the office I see "crazy cat lady" standing there with a charred bag of popcorn. The bag had obviously been lit on fire, and there she was eating it, eating black charred popcorn looking all confused about the fire alarm.
Instantly everyone knew who the culprit was, it was "crazy cat lady" (CCL). So finally CCL's supervisor convinces her to go outside and toss the popcorn. At this point we're all lining up in our respective fire drill spots, and the medical office that is below our office is evacuating patients. That's right, elderly folks who were just trying to get some more meds were being evacuated as well.
So the fire department shows up, lights and siren to the fire....but there is no fire. There were no supervisors with the key to shut off the alarm there...cause they were at lunch. There's no way they would return from lunch early...I mean come on.
So the fire department shows up just to turn off the alarm....now that's a good use of tax dollars.
We all file back into the office, and resume our daily activities. Literally 5 minutes later, we have no less than 5 emails telling us how to properly cook popcorn, from the office manager, different supervisors, and the building management company.
At one point there was speculation of a popcorn ban...but it was met with outrage...so it didn't happen.