The fire started at 11.15. Somebody phoned the fire brigade and the police. Then the fire alarm in our building sounded. I picked up my bag and walked downstairs. After a few minutes the fire brigade arrived and they rushed into the building. The police moved everybody away from the buildings and they closed the street. Some people wanted to get things from their offices, but the police stopped them. We waited in the street for an hour. Then we decided to go home. So my weekend started early. Later I watched a report about the fire on the TV news.