Thanks to Campus Fire Watch and Ed Comeau for this information !

-randy-

>Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 21:01:14 -0400
>From: Campus Firewatch <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Campus Firewatch Update 8.28.00
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>The following information was taken from news accounts.  None of the
>accounts have been verified at this time.  More information will be
>contained in an upcoming issue of Campus Firewatch
>(http://www.campus-firewatch.com)
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>Melee in Boulder, Colorado
>
>The fifth riot since May, 1997 occurred in the University Hills area of
>Boulder, Colorado, early Sunday morning.  Approximately 1,000 students
>gathered and set fires, threw bottles, bricks and other objects.
>Approximately $8,000 in damage was caused.
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>Fire-resistant lofts and smoking ban at UVM
>
>The University of Vermont is requiring that any wooden lofts used in
>dormitories be built of fire-resistant wood.  They are also banning smoking
>in all dormitories.
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>Seton Hall fire still unsolved
>
>As students return to Seton Hall University, the location of a fatal fire
>that killed three students last January, the cause of the fire has still not
>been officially released.
>
>In the meantime, the university has installed $4.5 million worth of
>sprinklers in dormitories.
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>Schools complying with sprinkler law
>
>Some schools in New Jersey are complying with the sprinkler law requiring
>that they install sprinklers in all dormitories within four years well ahead
>of schedule.
>
>It is reported that the College of New Jersey and the New Jersey Institution
>of Technology have nearly completed installations.
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>Sprinkler controls fire
>
>A fire started by a discarded cigar is believed to have started a fire in a
>dormitory at the University of New Orleans on Thursday evening.  The fire
>was controlled by a sprinkler, limiting the fire to one room.
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>Campus Firewatch
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Randall L. Hormann              [log in to unmask]
Miami University                6 Hughes Hall (EHSO)
Fire/Safety Specialist          Oxford, Ohio 45056
Fire Safety Inspector           Office: 513-529-2461
http://www.ehs.muohio.edu/      Fax:    513-529-2830
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State:  Fire Safety Inspector - Instructor (Ohio)
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Member: Ohio Fire Chiefs Assoc., Fire Code Committee.
Member: Ohio Fire Officials Association.
Advisor:Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Fraternity.
Advisor:Alpha Lambda Delta/Phi Eta Sigma - National Honor Society.

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