Apartment Building, Residential, School / University Lynchburg, VA – Fire at off-campus apartment complex at Liberty University put out by sprinkler system August 30, 2016 viking210 A small grease fire interrupted move-in day for local college students Saturday afternoon. Multiple fire and public safety crews responded to The Oasis, a student-only apartment complex off Candlers Mountain Road, about 4:30 p.m. The apartment complex is less than a mile from Liberty University’s main campus. Crews responding included Lynchburg Fire Department, Lyn-Dan Heights Volunteer Fire Department, Rustburg Volunteer Fire Department and Campbell County Public Safety. Lynchburg Battalion Chief Mike Reeves said Lynchburg was called in to assist Campbell County. Reeves said the fire started on the fourth floor of the building. The sprinkler system was able to put out the fire, but Reeves said apartments directly below had heavy water damage. Firefighters worked to clean the apartments with brooms and squeegees as students were forced to wait outside with their belongings. Some students didn’t wait for the scene to clear and continued moving into their apartments. Campbell County Fire Marshal Randall Johnson said a private contractor was called in to clean. An apartment complex manager did not provide an exact number of students displaced but said most affected students were staying with friends in the same complex. Liberty University officials could not be reached for comment Saturday.
