Wednesday, October 25, 2000


                    SPOKANE

                    Candle fire damages WSU
                    fraternity
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                    Pullman _ A burning candle in a fraternity house
                    caused a small fire Saturday afternoon, Pullman
                    firefighters said.

                    At about 2 p.m., the fire alarm sounded at the Alpha
                    Tau Omega house, 710 NE Lindin. Firefighters found
                    several fraternity members in the kitchen eating and
                    ignoring the audible alarm.

                    The firefighters made their way upstairs through
                    smoke and haze and found a small table on fire in a
                    bedroom. A candle on the table had burned to the
                    bottom and ignited a fire, which was quickly
                    extinguished. Firefighters also found a fire door
                    propped open with a piece of wood, a fire code
                    violation.

                    In February, a candle left burning at the Sigma Nu
                    house at 640 NE Campus started a major fire that
                    caused extensive damage and left the residence
                    uninhabitable. No one was injured.

Doug Gordner, Life Safety Inspector
Ithaca College Campus Safety
Life Safety Division
101 Safety Building
Ithaca, New York 14850
(607)-274-1846
(607)-274-1868 (fax)
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