Residents at the Hub apartment complex on Columbia St W., in Waterloo, say they're concerned for their safety and are fed up with the high number of false fire alarms. He said during the last false alarm on Dec. 23, the alarm went off "20 times" from midnight to 1:00 a.m. Documents obtained by CBC News through a freedom of information request indicate the false alarms are often due to system malfunctions. Costly alarmsSince 2017, Waterloo Fire Rescue has delivered three warning notices to Accomod8u for their fire alarm system deficiency. I think that most people aren't associating the alarm with fire anymore, they're just associating it with false alarm," he said.

Source: CBC News February 05, 2019 11:03 UTC