Crews are cleaning up today after a small fire broke out in a second-floor laboratory in McNutt Hall on the Missouri University of Science and Technology campus. The fire started at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, and automatically triggered the building’s sprinkler system.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: College/University (on campus)
La Crosse, WI – Residence hall fire contained by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
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, fire officials said. The sprinkler contained the fire and crews were able to search the building and ventilate the smoke. … Continue Reading »
Columbia, SC – Electrical fire at Coliseum extinguished by sprinkler system
The University of South Carolina’s Carolina Coliseum was damaged in a fire Thursday morning.
Firefighters responded to an alarm at around 10:15 a.m. after a construction worker cut through a live wire he believed was turned off, causing electricity to arc and start a small fire, said Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins.… Continue Reading »
Indiana, PA – Overnight dorm room fire put out by sprinkler system; Vape stick apparent cause
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
Thief River Falls, MN – Arson fire at college put out by sprinkler system
Two Northland College students are accused of setting fires in restrooms at the college on the same day. According to a news release from the Ashland Fire Department, both fires happened on March 19. A morning fire in a Wheeler Hall restroom was put out by a sprinkler system and an evening fire in a Fenenga Hall restroom extinguished itself.… Continue Reading »
Princeton, NJ – Fire at Princeton University chemistry lab contained to storage room by sprinkler system
Firefighters were called to campus early Friday morning to extinguish a fire that broke out in a third-floor storage room in the Frick Chemistry Laboratory. The building’s sprinkler system was activated and contained the flames to the storage room, where a firefighter was able to put them out with a fire extinguisher.… Continue Reading »
