The Philadelphia Fire Department was on the scene at 1920 Commons Tuesday night after the fire alarm was pulled due to the smell of smoke, Commons night manager Greg Simmons said.
He added that one of the employees reported the smoke to him Tuesday night. The smoke allegedly came from a vent in a storage room in the back of the building.
"We went in the back, we saw the traces of smoke and I hit the fire alarm," Simmons said.
Penn Police arrived on scene before Simmons could return from getting his coat, followed by the Philadelphia Fire Department shortly after. According to Simmons' account, the fire department stayed about half an hour, and students had already returned inside the building by the time the fire department left.
One Philadelphia Fire Department lieutenant said it was just a smell and not a fire that triggered the response.
The Division of Public Safety conducted an investigation on the origin of the smell before determining there was no fire or danger.
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