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

In today's update...

   Dormitory Fire
   Boiler Fire, Student Center
   Dormitory Fire-Sprinkler Save
   Pennsylvania Sprinkler Update

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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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March 5, 2001
Dormitory Fire
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH

(The following information was provided by State Fire Marshal Don Bliss and
Mark Tetreault, Durham Fire Department)

A student was melting paraffin wax on top of a stove when the wax was
ignited.  The occupants attempted to extinguish the wax by pouring water on
it, which caused the wax to splatter, spreading the fire.  The fire was
eventually extinguished with a broom prior to fire department arrival.  One
student received second degree burns.  Fire extinguishers located in the
hallway were not used.
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March 6, 2001
Boiler Fire
Erie Community College
Amherst, NY

(The following information was provided by Rich Skinner, NFSA)

A fire caused by a malfunctioning boiler in a student center caused $250,000
in damage.  Smoke was spread throughout the building, forcing it to be
closed down.
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March 6, 2001
Dormitory Fire-Sprinkler Save
Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

(The following information was provided by Captain Collins, Clemson
University Fire and Emergency Medical Services)

Late yesterday evening, Clemson University had a trash chute fire in Byrnes
Hall, a high-rise residential facility.  The fire was contained until the
arrival of the fire department by a single activated sprinkler head in the
trash chute at the seventh level.  The water flow trigger the building's
fire alarm system.  Evacuation of the dorm was without incident.  Damage was
minimal, limited to smoke and water which was removed by PPV and water vacs.
CUFD units were on the scene for 2 hours.
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March 7, 2001
Pennsylvania Sprinkler Update

(The following information was provided by Tim Knisely, Centre Region Code
Authority)

At a hearing held before the House Labor Relations Committee,
representatives were told that Governor Ridge's plan to subsidize the
interest payments on installing sprinklers would reduce the cost to students
by $40 to $50 per year.
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