Applied Epistemology

The two students who have attended class approximately twice since late March (whose previous email excuses were chronicled here) are at it again. Last time, they promised they'd show for the midterm (but they didn't). I figured that was the blessed end of my having to deal with them. But I was not so lucky. They have shown up twice since then, clearly not having the foggiest idea what was going on in the class. The night before the second major exam, I received the following missive:

I Hope you get this because im sending this from my phone. [Name withheld] and I have been evacuated. from our apartment due to the fire in griffith park. We dont have power and dont know if we wil be allowed back tonight. Rest assured that we are safe but they are concered about the smoke and ash,
Please allow us to take an make-up exam.
please reply i will have my phone with me

By the way, did I mention that the section of the syllabus reading "Make-Up Policy" has a bold print sentence that I read aloud on the first day, to wit, "I do not accept late work"?

At least they have a TV and watch the news.