Fires in On-Campus Housing


Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2019

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
Housing607 Bryce
Lawn
First Floor
Apartment
2/3/20192/3/20195:42 AMUnintentional
Action
Appliance Fire00$0 – 99
HousingRiverside
West
Exterior Wall3/5/20193/5/20192:29 PMIntentional
Action
Cardboard on
Fire
00 $0 – 99
FraternityPi Kappa
Alpha
First Floor
Interior
Room
10/11/201910/11/20192:27 PMUnintentional
Action
Open Flames
& Flammable
Liquid
10$50,000-
99,000
HousingPresidential I3FL Laundry10/21/201910/21/20198:10 PMUnintentional
Action
Dryer Fire00$1,000 –
9,999

Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2020

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
HousingPresidential II5FL near 5211/28/20201/26/202010:16 PMIntentional
Action
Toilet paper
set on fire
00$100-999
HousingThe LoftsKitchen9/2/20212/?/2020?Unintentional
Action
Cooking –
Grease
00$1,000 –
9,999
HousingMary Burke
East
Second Floor
North
10/5/202010/4/202010:57 PMIntentional
Action
Paper Towels
Set on Fire
00$100 – 999
HousingRidgecrest
East
Second Floor11/1/202011/1/20207:20 PMUnintentional
Action
Food Fire00$0 – 99
HousingBlountThird Floor
Laundry
11/2/202011/2/20202:56 PMUnintentional
Action
Dryer Fire00Unknown

Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2021

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
HousingRiverside
West
Second Floor
Laundry
2/22/20212/22/20217:16 PMUnintentional
Action
Dryer Fire00Unknown
HousingLakeside
West
Fourth Floor
Bedroom
3/27/20213/27/20213:36 AMUnintentional
Action
Candle00Unknown
HousingPaty HallRaising
Cane’s
4/29/20214/29/20215:43 PMElectricalFreezer
Appliance
00$100-999
HousingPresidential I3FL Laundry9/27/20219/27/202111:48 AMUnintentional
Action
Dryer Fire00$1,000 –
9,999
Housing923 Magnolia
(Sigma
Kappa)
Kitchen10/1/202110/1/20219:00 AMUnintentional
Action
Cooking –
Grease Fire
00$100-999

Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2022

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
HousingPaty Hall3FL1/31/20221/30/202211:21 PMIntentional
Action
Paper set on
fire
00$100-999
HousingRidgecrest
South
4FL North10/25/202210/25/20227:50 PMUnintentional
Action
Cooking Fire00Unknown

Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2023

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
FraternityPhi Delta
Theta
Courtyard4/28/20234/27/2023unknownIntentional
Action
Various
objects set on
fire
00$1,000 –
9,999
HousingPaty Hall2FL West
Restroom
4/30/20234/30/20238:00PMIntentional
Action
Rubbing
alcohol used
as accelerant
to set fire
00$1,000 –
9,999
FraternityKappa Sigma2nd flr laundy11/30/202311/30/20235:13 PMUnIntentional
Action
Dryer Fire –
Overfull,
excess lint
00$100 – 999

Fires in On-Campus Housing Facilities 2024

Type of
Housing
Facility
Fire Location
by Building
General
Location
Date
Reported
Date of FireTime of FireCause of FireExplanationInjuries
Related
to Fire
Deaths
Related
to Fire
Value of
Property
Damage
HousingRiverside
North
3rd floor,
room 317
2/14/20242/14/20243:43 AMUnintentional actionlit cigarette in
trash,
resulting in
magazine
catching fire
00$0-$99
FraternityBeta Theta Pi3rd floor
Corridor
2/27/20242/26/20241:05 PMIntentional
Action
Lit cardboard
to light candle
00$0-$99
HousingRiverside
West
4th floor6/7/20246/7/20247:30 AMUnintentional
action
burnt food,
singed plate
00$0-$99
HousingBurkeDining Hall6/25/20246/25/202410:07 AMelectricalSteamer shot
fire
00$100-$999
HousingRiverside
West
1st floor
Kitchen
11/2/202411/2/202411:25 PMUnintentional
Action
Grease fire on
stove
00$1000-
9999
FraternityBeta Theta PiKitchen12/9/202412/9/20244:51 PMUnintentional
Action
Grease fire on
grill
00$100-$999
FraternityKappa Alpha1st floor,
West side
near kitchen
12/12/202412/11/20248:59 AMUnintentional
Action
Mop caught
fire thriugh
unknown
means
00$0-$99