Power outage

So the power has been out in the area since about 6:30, we went out to eat at IHOP, since we can't cook
it is now 9:25...still no power
And now there is a fire...when someone was knocking on all of the doors to ensure that everybody was out and safe; we were awake, but in this community is sort of, well, shady....so we got used to people screaming, random bright lights, etc. so at first we thought it so just another random thing....