Campus Firewatch Update
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In today's update...

        Fraternity Fire

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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 3, 2001
Fraternity Fire
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

A candle fire started a fire in an occupied fraternity.  A blanket in a
basement bedroom was ignited when it came into contact with the candle.  The
occupant attempted to extinguish the fire, but it spread to the mattress and
the other contents of the room.  The basement bedroom was destroyed by the
fire and there was smoke damage throughout the building's three stories.

According to fire officials, some of the smoke detectors in the house were
missing batteries or were not operational.

The building was unsprinklered.



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