"I heard after a while on the public address system that a fire had occurred inside the tunnel and the sprinkler system was going to be activated, " he told Jiji Press.

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There were fire alarms and flashing lights on each floor, and a public address system instructed us to take the stairs, not the elevators.

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As they celebrated raucously on receipt of the trophy, the public address system belted out Razorlight's "Fall to Pieces".

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An announcement over the ship's public address system said they were trying to fix the problem and were working on the generators, according to Stark.

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An announcement over the ship's public address system said the crew was trying to fix the problem and was working on the generators, according to Stark.

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Part of the charm of visiting Staniel Cay, which is a 30 minute flight from Nassau, is eavesdropping on other visitors over channel 16, used as a kind of public address system by all 100 of the island's residents and 40 vacation homeowners.

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