Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Berkeley, CA – Dryer fire in UC Berkeley residence hall prompted sprinkler system to activate December 13, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment UC Berkeley students evacuated the Foothill residence hall Sunday after a clothes dryer caught fire in Building 1, according to Berkeley Fire Department spokesperson Keith May. BFD responded … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Merion, PA – Overnight fire in on-campus student apartment suppressed by sprinkler system December 9, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment An apartment fire broke out on November 30, 2018, on the St. Joseph’s University campus at 701 City Avenue. The Fire started shortly before 12:40 AM while many students in the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Reading, PA – University dormitory fire contained to one unit by sprinkler system; No injuries reported November 20, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment .... Firefighters had just been dispatched to a dormitory fire at Alvernia University, so some of the crews responding to the college were diverted to Lancaster Avenue. ... The dorm fire at Alvernia occurred in … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Stanford, CA – Sprinkler system activates to help control dorm fire at Stanford University; No injuries reported and damage limited October 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Around 6:30 p.m. last Sunday night, residents of Ujamaa House in the Lagunita residential complex were evacuated after a fire was reported in a resident’s room. According to Bec Smith ’20, Palo Alto Fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Starkville, MS – Sprinkler system activates in on-campus dorm room fire; No injuries reported October 26, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment Mississippi State University officials say no one was hurt by a fire in a dormitory room. The fire happened Sunday night on the third floor of Oak Hall on the Starkville campus. The university … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Boston, MA – Sprinkler system activated on third floor dormitory fire at Boston University September 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A fire in a Boston University dormitory on move-in weekend has forced the evacuation of about 40 students. Boston fire officials say the fire broke out at about 10 p.m. Saturday night and was … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential La Crosse, WI – Residence hall fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported August 13, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment The La Crosse Fire Department responded to a fire call at 6:47 p.m. Thursday evening at UW La Crosse Eagle Hall. An investigation revealed that an electrical fan malfunctioned directly below a sprinkler head, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Chestertown, MD – Sprinkler system extinguishes fire in college dormitory; No injuries reported May 17, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment 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 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Urbana, IL – Sprinkler system extinguishes residence hall fire; No injuries reported May 4, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment A small fire caused sprinklers to go off at Oglesby Hall, 1005 W. College Court, around 1 p.m. Monday. The fire was extinguished and no injury was reported. The sprinkler caused an electric hazard, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Indiana, PA – Overnight dorm room fire put out by sprinkler system; Vape stick apparent cause April 29, 2018 viking210 Leave a comment No injuries were reported in a dorm room fire late Wednesday on the Indiana University of Pennsylvania campus. “The sprinkler system put it out, we didn’t have to,” Indiana Fire Association Assistant Chief Mike … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »
