Explosion at Nyack College Injures Seven[CCFS News Reporter] [June 5, 2013 9:30 am ] [Views 72]full article
Newburyport, Massachusetts – June 4, 2013. Breaking news from Nyack College: An explosion ripped through a building on the campus of Nyack College, in Nyack, New York, leaving a chaotic scene of shattered glass and debris. The explosion, which occurred just before noon today, injured seven campus community members, including a student and six employees of the college. A natural gas leak is currently suspected as contributing to the explosion; however, at this time, officials have not determined an “official” cause for the explosion. Although seven were injured, one of whom was blown through a second story window, none were injured critically and all persons have been accounted for. Neighboring dormitories were evacuated as a measure of precaution.
Large fire strikes at Miami University fraternity - WXIX[CCFS Reporter] [May 25, 2013 8:02 am ] [Views 0]
Large fire strikes at Miami University fraternityWXIXA large fire is burning at a fraternity house at Miami University in Oxford. The fire struck the Fiji house at 130 East High Street around midnight, sending smoke and flames into the air.In addition toFull Story >. A large fire is burning at a ...and more »
Boston University Student Dies in Off Campus Fire[CCFS News Reporter] [April 30, 2013 11:45 am ] [Views 240]
In the early morning of Sunday April 28, 2013, a fire broke out in a quiet Allston neighborhood. This fire would claim the life of one Boston University student and would injure two other students and six firefighters. The deceased student was later identified as Binland Lee, a senior studying marine science; she was 22 years old. Lee’s room was located in the attic of the three story house. Due to the size of the fire, suppression crews were unable to reach her.
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College campus engineering: Codes and standards, HVAC, fire and life safety - Consulting-Specifying Engineer [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ] Full articleCollege campus engineering: Codes and standards, HVAC, fire and life safetyConsulting-Specifying EngineerColleges and universities bear the important responsibility of molding the minds of future generations. To tackle the formidable task, such institutions require the expertise of engineers to ensure the complex buildings on campuses (laboratories ...and more »
College Park Blaze Displaces 9 UMd. Students - CBS Local [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ]
Full articleCBS LocalCollege Park Blaze Displaces 9 UMd. StudentsCBS LocalCOLLEGE PARK, Md. (CBSDC) - A fire in an off campus apartment in College Park displaced nine University of Maryland students Monday evening. Prince George's County Fire says it was alerted of a fire in an apartment complex, located in the 4200 block of ...
Authorities probing Ohio University fire as arson - SFGate - San Francisco Chronicle [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ]
Full articleWOUBAuthorities probing Ohio University fire as arson - SFGateSan Francisco ChronicleA spokeswoman at the university in Athens in southeast Ohio confirmed that arson was suspected in the fire early Friday on the roof of the school's Research and Technology Center. No one was injured. She says campus police spotted the fire and Athens ...Ohio University Fire Ruled ArsonWOWKOhio University Police Treating Fire On Campus As An Arson CaseWOUBOhio University Authorities Search For Arson Suspect10TVAthens NEWSall 37 news articles »
Custodian charged in OU fire - Columbus Dispatch [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ]
Full articleCustodian charged in OU fireColumbus DispatchAuthorities say Brown, who was working in the building where the fire occurred, told investigators that he was responsible for the fire. The university had been treating the blaze, which was investigated by campus police and the State Fire Marshal's ...and more »
Lehigh University student burned in house fire - SFGate - San Francisco Chronicle [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ]
Full articleThe Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comLehigh University student burned in house fire - SFGateSan Francisco Chronicle(AP) — A student at Lehigh University is being treated for burns after an early morning fire tore through an off-campus house. Firefighters responded to the 2-alarm fire in south Bethlehem around 2 a.m. Tuesday. Deputy Fire Commissioner Robert ...Lehigh University student burned in South Side Bethlehem house fireThe Express Times - LehighValleyLive.comCollege Student, Firefighter Hurt in Pa. House FireFirehouse.comLehigh Student Burned in Off-Campus Fire - Bethlehem, PA PatchPatch.comall 26 news articles »
Lehigh Student Burned in Off-Campus Fire - Bethlehem, PA Patch - Patch.com [CCFS Reporter] [December 16, 2012 10:54 am ]
Full articleLehighvalleylive.com (blog)Lehigh Student Burned in Off-Campus Fire - Bethlehem, PA PatchPatch.comA Lehigh University student was hospitalized with burns and another was hailed as a hero following a two-alarm fire in off-campus housing that left eight students homeless early today. The 2 a.m. fire at 447 Montclair Ave. apparently started in the ...Student hospitalized with burns caused by off-campus fireLehighvalleylive.com (blog)Fire News: PA Student Burned in Off-Campus Housing FireFireEngineering.com5 Lehigh students displaced by off-campus house fire | Regional: Lehigh Valley ...WFMZ Allentown6abc.comall 26 news articles »