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Article: Campus Security Takes on Fire Safety.(two fire safety bills in Congress)(Brief Article)
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- Security Management
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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On Wednesday, January 19, 2000, a fire broke out at a six-story dormitory at New Jersey's Seton Hall University. The fire led to the death of three freshmen and injuries to students, two firefighters, and two policemen. The dormitory, like many others across the nation, lacked a fire sprinkler system.
The backdraft from this incident is now raging across campuses nationwide and the halls of Congress, as schools and legislators alike have turned their focus on college and university fire safety. While about 1,800 fires take place in dormitories, fraternities, and sororities in a typical year, by and large the issue has only achieved national prominence in the wake ...