Fire in a Crowded Theater
You’ve probably heard the phrase, ‘like yelling ‘FIRE’ in a crowded theatre’ to describe the onset of utter pandemonium, yeah? This is in fact not true.
We had an electrical fire in one of the projection booths while I was working at a very busy (20-screen) theatre. All of us employees had to go around to the individual cinemas to announce that there was a fire in the building and everyone had to stay calm and follow evacuation instructions.
No one really moved. The films were still running (except the one with the fire in the projection booth) and people were extremely reluctant to leave, even though we TOLD THEM THERE WAS A FIRE. Story credit: Reddit / gypsyblue