College/University (on campus), School / University Fayetteville, AR – Fire in University of Arkansas fabrication lab kept from spreading by sprinkler system June 29, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A sprinkler system and a quick-acting shop steward helped prevent a fire reported at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday from spreading beyond a student fabrication laboratory in the architecture building at the University of Arkansas, … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), School / University Iowa City, IA – Laboratory fire at University of Iowa contained by sprinkler system June 16, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A fire Sunday damaged a laboratory in the most heavily used research facility on the University of Iowa campus. Iowa City firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Bowen Science Building, 51 Newton Road, … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), School / University Greencastle, IN – Fire in new dining hall building at DePauw University suppressed by sprinkler system April 30, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A small fire early Saturday morning at Hoover Hall on the DePauw University campus occurred in a storage room on the lower level of the new dining hall in the center of campus. The … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential, School / University Glassboro, NJ – Fire in university residence hall put out by sprinkler system; No injuries reported April 9, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Residents of Mimosa Hall were forced to evacuate their dorms shortly before noon on Friday, after a fire started in a dorm on the first floor of the residential hall, according to a Rowan … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), School / University Hibbing, MN – Sprinkler system praised for containing fire at community college March 30, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment An early morning fire left a 2014 Freightliner semi-truck totally damaged. The fire broke out shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday at the Hibbing Community College. According to the Hibbing Fire Department, crews … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), School / University West Lafayette, IN – Fire in Purdue University laboratory extinguished with help from sprinkler system March 17, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Purdue firefighters rushed to Wetherill Hall on Oval Drive about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of a fire, which was extinguished within minutes after the fire department arrived. Purdue fire … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), Other - Hospital/Medical, School / University Palo Alto, CA – Lab fire at Stanford University Medical School held in check by sprinkler system March 15, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment Palo Alto Fire crews knocked down a 3-alarm fire at Stanford University in Palo Alto after evacuating the surrounding area Saturday morning. Crews first reported the fire on Twitter around 7:45 a.m. in the … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Flint Twp, MI – Fire at Baker College residence hall put out by sprinkler system; No injuries February 19, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment All 46 residents have been cleared to move back into their rooms at Baker Hall East, except for three who live in the fire-damaged room. According to Baker College, they were the only students … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), School / University Tyler, TX – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in controlling fire at UT-Tyler dining hall February 18, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment A small fire broke out in the kitchen area of the MET dining hall at the University of Texas at Tyler's University Center Monday afternoon. A UT Tyler official said the fire triggered the … Continue Reading ››
College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Athens, GA – Fire in University of Georgia residence hall controlled with help from sprinkler system February 18, 2017 viking210 Leave a comment UPDATE: University Housing sent a letter to Brumby Hall residents this morning at 8:42 a.m. with a report of the evacuation. The letter said the fire alarms went off due to "a fire in … Continue Reading ››
