Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Hibbing, MN – Kitchen fire at community college dormitory suppressed by sprinkler system November 8, 2015 viking210 A dorm at the Hibbing Community College was evacuated Thursday due to a grease fire in one of the rooms. A student was reportedly cooking with oil on the stove when the pan caught fire around 4 p.m. When the fire wouldn’t burn out, the student placed the pan in the shower. Authorities say when water hit the oil there was a flash grease fire which set off the sprinkler system in the bathroom, suppressing the fire. The student received minor burns to his left hand and was treated and released from the Hibbing Hospital. The building sustained smoke and water damage estimated at $10,000. From 2009-2013 U.S. fire departments responded to almost 4,000 dormitory fires and 86% of them were kitchen fires, according to the Hibbing Fire Department. Fire crews are reminding people make sure to use a tight fitting lid when cooking with oil and to remember to never pour water on a grease fire.
