ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A startling sign hangs on the doors of 30 units at The Morgan Apartments in South St. Pete . It’s a warning from the fire marshal that the units aren’t safe to live in.

What we know:

"That was a fire scare, which is actually life and death," resident Mackenzie Nichols said.

Monday, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said the units affected had to be vacated within seven days.

Officials wrote there is "an imminent threat to the life and safety of residents" because some of the buildings’ fire alarms don’t work, and the property stopped paying a fire watch company.

Fire watch companies are there to keep an eye out for emergencies when fire protection systems go down.

What they're saying:

"I think it was just the top floor that got it, which worries me a little bit b

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