The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal is continuing its investigation of Wednesday morning’s fire in one of Washington College’s dormitories. Public Safety Director Jerry Roderick said officers observed flames and smoke in the second floor suite of Talbot House at about 11:30 a.m.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Urbana, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes residence hall fire; No injuries reported
Indiana, PA – Overnight dorm room fire put out by sprinkler system; Vape stick apparent cause
Bakersfield, CA – Sprinklers activated after early morning fire in residence hall; No injuries reported
Keene, NH – Sprinkler system puts out fire in college residence hall
Boston, MA – Residence hall fire at Boston College contained with help from sprinkler system, No injuries reported
Tucson, AZ – Fire at college student apartment put out by sprinkler system
Thanks to a sprinkler system both lives and property was saved from a fire on Tuesday, March 13 according to a news release from the Tucson Fire Department. An alarm sounded around 5 p.m. Tuesday, notifying the 911 center of a possible fire on the 6th floor of an apartment complex in the 300 block of East Congress.… Continue Reading »
Grand Forks, ND – Fire in university residence hall caused by unattended candle extinguished by sprinkler system
Union, NJ – Residence hall fire put out by sprinkler system; No injuries
Manhattan, KS – Dormitory fire at Kansas State University extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
A fire at a Kansas State dormitory displaced about two dozen students. University officials say the fire early Friday started on the fourth floor of Wefald Hall. All students were evacuated for about three hours. No injuries were reported. Sprinklers extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.… Continue Reading »
