Live: Fire Alarm Activation

Live Posts:
During Monday's brief evacauation, TheMatadorOnline.com's James Brierton sent updates from his wireless device to the Web.

12:20 pm : students and staff remain outside high school east much of seventh period after an activation of the fire alarm shortly after noon. The cause of the activation remains unknown. No fire department personnel can be seen from my vantage point on the north side of the building. Updates on thematadoronline.com as we get them.- james brierton reporting

12:30 pm : one fire truck and a chief's vehicle have arrived on the north side of the building. No visible signs of a fire.

Apx. 12:40 pm : All students and staff have returned to the building

During breaking news events such as on Monday, TheMatadorOnline.com uses remote access to our newsroom to post updates through what is called 'Live Blogging.' Short segments of information, rather than complete articles, are sent from our reporters in the field to the Web. At the conclusion of the incident, the newsroom compiles all the reports and puts together a finished publication.