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Fire officials said a good working smoke alarm system allowed the residents of the fraternity to save themselves. The fraternity had 28 residents but Berquam said only 18-20 people were in the house when the fire broke out.
Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Bernadette Galvez said the alarm system in the building had been regularly maintained. "The alarms were sounding," Galvez said. "We didn't have to rescue anyone."
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Please, please, please, follow their example. Make sure your alarms are properly maintained. This might have saved many life.