Campus Firewatch Update
A service of Campus Firewatch (http://www.campus-firewatch.com)

In today's update...

        Off-Campus Fire, Plymouth State College
        Off-Campus Fire, Bloomsburg University
        Residence Hall Fire, Rutgers University
        Residence Hall Fire, University of Alaska/Fairbanks
        Firefighters Trapped

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The following accounts have been taken
from press reports and, unless otherwise
indicated, have not been independently verified.

More information on these incidents will be contained
in an upcoming issue of Campus Firewatch.
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April 12, 2001
Off-Campus House Fire
Plymouth State College
Plymouth, NH

A house occupied by six students was heavily damaged when it was hit by
lightning.  The two residents who were home at the time were just getting
into their car in the driveway when the lightning bolt hit the house.
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April 14, 2001
Off-Campus House Fire
Bloomsburg University
Bloomsburg, PA

A house was heavily damaged by a fire that was believed to have been started
by a damaged electrical line.  No one was home at the time of the fire.  The
house was occupied by five students.
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April 16, 2001
Residence Hall Fire
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ

A pizza box was lit on fire in a residence hall stairway.  The fire was
small and did not cause any damage.  However, it was learned that a fire
alarm pull station malfunctioned during the incident.  All of the other pull
stations were tested and found operational.
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April 16, 2001
Residence Hall Fire
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska

A fire in an upholstered chair was controlled by the activation of a
sprinkler head.  Residents were returned to the building after 2 hours.
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April 16, 2001
Firefighters trapped
Syracuse, NY

NOTE: This incident is not campus-related.  However, the circumstances are
those that can be found in student housing.  Ed Comeau

At an apartment fire, three firefighters were trapped when a parachute that
had been hung from the ceiling as decoration fell on them.  The fire and the
water from the activated sprinkler system caused the parachute to fall onto
the fire fighters who had to be freed by other firefighters using knives to
cut them free.  The three trapped firefighters were hospitalized for smoke
inhalation.


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