Around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Division of Public Safety received reports of a fire on the 19th floor of Harnwell College House.
According to DPS spokeswoman Stef Cella, a Harnwell resident detected a “burning smell” and saw sparks from electrical items in his room. Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said the resident triggered the fire alarm, causing the entire college house to evacuate shortly after.
Although Fire and Emergency Services is still investigating the exact cause of the fire, Rush said the case might be “electrical, because of the sparks in the room.”
According to Rush, there was no major damage and no one was hurt.
Housing and Conference Services and Facilities and Real Estate Services are working to temporarily relocate the residents of the affected room while the power to the room is repaired, Rush said.
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