At approximately 8pm Monday evening, the residents of 1940 residence hall on Liacouras Walk when the fire alarm alerted residents to clear the building.

According to several reports, a cooking venture in the basement kitchen gone wrong – burned sausages, to be exact – caused this inconvenience.

To all new students living in residence halls, here is a general rule of thumb: don’t cook. If you’re going to cook, don’t do it at 3am, during finals or midterms, or in the wintertime.