The rental agent should be able to check whether or not there are smoke alarms in place. They may not be able to check if they are working but surely this would have been done as part of a comprehensive fire safety check of all the apartments.
I know that once a year a fire safety inspector comes to our flat and triggers the alarms with a spray. Contact your strata manager and ask if that would have been part of the fire safety check in your block. If so, tell your agent to make sure the smoke alarms are in place the next time he insects the property. I think that should be all you need to do.