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Residents of Hancock Hall were awakened and displaced around 3 a.m. Saturday when a fire alarm was set off after two fire extinguishers were discharged inside the dorm, according to University of Maine spokesman Joe Carr.
The Orono Fire Department responded to the call but no fire occurred, according to Public Safety officials.
Carr could not confirm any suspects in connection with the incident.
Minutes prior to the fire alarm going off, Hancock Hall resident Brian Mitchell said he confronted three men on the second floor who were smoking in the hall.
“The said they were from Maine Maritime Academy,” said Mitchell. “I saw them smoking and told them to knock it off. They said they didn’t care because they didn’t have to live there and I was like ‘Well, I do’,” he said.
Hancock Hall resident Christina Martel said the men, who were visibly intoxicated, knocked on her door and invited themselves into her room but were asked to leave when they made unwanted advances toward Martel and her roommate.
“They were acting a little forward with us,” Martell said. “They needed to leave.”
Minutes after the men were asked to leave, fire alarms went off and residents were evacuated, Martell said.
“It was seriously not even two minutes later,” Mitchell said.
Some residents were under the impression that a fire was actually taking place because of the smoke and mist created by the fire extinguishers, according to resident Nick Gauvin.
The men were described by Mitchell as in their early 20s, average height and all with short brown hair.
Residents were evacuated during a blizzard Saturday, but were relocated to Wells Commons and let back into Hancock Hall at about 6 a.m.
