College/University (on campus), Residence Hall/Dormitory, Residential Starkville, MS – Sprinkler system activates in on-campus dorm room fire; No injuries reported October 26, 2018 viking210 Mississippi State University officials say no one was hurt by a fire in a dormitory room. The fire happened Sunday night on the third floor of Oak Hall on the Starkville campus. The university said in a news release Monday that in addition to damage in the room where the fire occurred, about 30 other rooms were damaged. The sprinkler system activated. About 60 students were displaced, and the university is providing temporary housing in a hotel. The university says an electrical fire is thought to have ignited some bed linens. The state fire marshal is investigating.
