It happens

Someone burnt a bagel this morning. It got smokey enough to trigger the alarms, so the building evacuated. It happened before I got to the office, so when I got here the facilities guys were wrestling in the biiiiig fans into the hallways to get a good cross-breeze going to cut down the burnt smell. Now everyone who comes in is dropping by asking what burned ;). According to my office-mate who was here when it happened, a burnt bagel produces a surprising amount of smoke.

This particular toaster oven is a complete loss. Not surprising.