College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory Santa Barbara, CA – Residence hall fire controlled with help from sprinkler system September 28, 2016 viking210 Around 200 Westmont students were displaced Monday when a fire broke out inside a storage closet at one of the college’s dorms, leaving a student with burns to his feet, according to school officials. Firefighters responded to Page Hall at 955 La Paz in Montecito early Monday evening to reports of the fire and found heavy smoke coming from the second floor of the three-story building. The Montecito Fire Department says a second-alarm response was then requested due to the number of people in the building that could be in harms way. The students were evacuated and the fire controlled, with the help of a fire sprinkler system, by 6:15 p.m. The injured student was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. School officials say power was out at the dorm and students were being set up with alternative housing for the night. Some reportedly stayed on cots in Murchison Gym and others stayed at the homes of faculty and staff. No student rooms were damaged by the fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Westmont’s fall semester began August 29.
