Residents of Argenta Hall at the University of Nevada, Reno are grateful, three days after an explosion tore through their hall. Some are thankful for fire alarms.

"The fire alarm got pulled and we were in there, and we were honestly debating on leaving or not," said Devin Dominick.

Others are thankful they listened to their friends.

"I was just thinking that could have been me," said Jalen Williams, a student athlete and resident of Argenta. "I could have been stuck inside. If my teammate didn't call me, I could've still been inside taking a shower." 

Students tell us that the power went out, and there was a strong odor inside too. 

"It smelled really bad... like gas," said Greyson Hoelzel, a resident. "That's when we realized something really happened."

Officials have been able to return important things to students including medications, passports, and birth certificates. However, the bigger things need to wait. 

The university tweeted out pictures of community donations this weekend. People donated things from school supplies to personal hygiene products.

"All of the donations, honestly help out," said Dominick. 

"A lot of the stuff that I have has been donated to me like the socks that I am wearing, the shirt that I am wearing, and the underwear I am wearing is actually donated," said Hoelzel. 

The University of Nevada tweeted that it is no longer in need of  donations. It also tweeted, "The University asks everyone to be cautious of any online donation requests as it has not set up or endorsed any official online fundraising efforts related to the incident." 

It is not just physical things that are important. This explosion also puts life into perspective for some too. 

"You could lose your life over anything" said Williams. "That's just the crazy part about life but that's just life how it is."