Vince, Please send me a copy of "the rest of the story" when all the facts
are out. Thanks
Chuck Kist
Fire Marshal
Univ. of Tx. @ Arlington
-----Original Message-----
From: Vince Leonard, Fire Safety Specialist, UNM
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 7:53 PM
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Subject: Re: New Mexico Dorm Fire
Just an editorial note on the article you were all sent. I have already
contacted our campus newspaper editor-in-chief about their sloppy
reporting. In case you are wondering what a LUMPY COIL is....I DON'T KNOW
EITHER!!!!!. This was a misquote. Also, the fan was 10-12 years old. I did
not say that the room would be DE-SANITIZED. What I said was "the room
will BE SANTITIZED. I was refering to a new cleaning process in which
smoke damage can be cleaned off the walls without nearly as much painting
required. We are still working on the investigation report. If anyone
wants a copy for FYI, let me know so you can get "THE REST OF THE STORY".
On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Robert J. Farris wrote:
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 07:16:12 -0700
> From: "Robert J. Farris" <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: International Association of Campus Fire Safety Officials
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New Mexico Dorm Fire
>
> Richard,
> Here is a cut and paste from the article about the fire and the UNM
> Dorm. It's from the "Daily Lobo" (UNM News Bulletin).
> Rob
>
>
>
> Fan caused Coronado
> dorm fire
>
> by James Barron
> Daily Lobo
>
> An electrical
> short-circuit in a box fan
> caused fire in a
> dormitory room
> Coronado Hall Tuesday
> evening, according to
> the UNM official leading
> the investigation. The
> fire damaged the room
> and forced residents out
> of the building for most
> of the night.
>
> Vincent Leonard,
> UNM's fire safety
> specialist for safety,
> health and environmental
> affairs, said the fan's
> electrical cord had
> lumpy coils, which led to
> the fire in room 164 of
> Coronado Hall.
>
> The two residents, who
> have not been identified,
>
> UNM student Chris
> Kennedy sits
> outside his dorm
> room at Coronado
> Hall Wednesday
> afternoon.
> Kennedy?s futon
> and curtains were
> burnt during an
> eletrical fire caused
> by a box fan
> Tuesday night.
>
>
> were not in the room when the fire started. The
> age of the fan, which Leonard estimated was about
> 15 to 20 years old, may have been a contributing
> factor. He said the fire damage was limited to
> window curtains and a futon by the window, but
> smoke and water damage reached the rest of the
> room. The room has been sealed until it is
> repaired.
>
> Leonard said his department's investigation is
> complete and that the room will be refurbished
> during the next few days.
>
> "There was significant smoke damage, but the
> room can be easily put back in service in a few
> days," Leonard said. "Risk management and
> housing have contractors who will come in, clean it
> and de-sanitize it."
>
> Randy Boeglin,
> UNM's dean of
> students and director
> of Residence Life, said
> the rooms adjacent to
> and below the fire
> suffered some water
> damage, but Albuqeruque fire fighters did a good
> job cleaning up the damaged rooms after the fire
> was extinguished. He commended the
> Albuquerque Fire Department's quick response
> and help from resident assistants and campus
> safety members in getting students out of the
> building. He said the situation could have been
> worse if the fire occurred at night, possibly similar
> to a fire Wednesday morning in a Seton Hall
> University dormitory that killed three students.
>
> "It was early, people were up and awake and it
> went expediently," Boeglin said. "We had great
> assistance from safety personnel and fire fighters
> got the fire suppressed quickly. It was not the
> perfect response, but I think last night was a good
> one."
>
> While Boeglin anticipated moving some residents
> out of dorm rooms because of the smoky odor in
> the northwest wing, he said only two students
> asked to be relocated to other areas of the
> dormitory.
>
> "Surprisingly, after the majority of the damage was
> cleaned up enough, most students elected to stay,"
> Boeglin said. Posted: 1/20/0001:30 AM
>
>
>
>
>
> At 09:58 PM 01/19/2000 -0600, you wrote:
> >Does anyone have any information on a residence hall fire at the
University
> >of New Mexico Tuesday night? (1/18/00) It may not have been reported as
> >widely as the Seton Hall fire.
>
> Rob Farris
> Team Leader
> FWO-FIRE
> 665-0283
>
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