College/University (on campus), School / University Durham, NH – Fire at University of New Hampshire contained with help from sprinklers March 25, 2015 viking210 A small oven fire broke out in Rudman Hall at the University of New Hampshire on Sunday evening. Durham Fire Chief Corey Landry said the department received a call about a fire in an oven on the third floor of Rudman Hall around 7:25 p.m. Located on College Road, Rudman Hall is home to the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture. Landry said the caller was using a commercial-sized oven and had placed plastic tubes inside. Landry could not comment what the caller was doing specifically with the tubes. The tubes had melted and started a small fire, but it was contained to the oven, Landry said. The fire set off the sprinkler system, but the water was drained through drains in the floor. Landry said the building was evacuated, but there was no one inside. The only damage sustained was to the plastic tubes.
