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Article: Seton Hall dorm fire acts as a safety reminder to U. Arizona
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- University Wire
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- January 20, 2000
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Hillary Davis
University Wire
01-20-2000
(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- A dorm fire similar to the pre-dawn blaze that killed three Seton Hall University students while they slept Wednesday is not likely to occur at University of Arizona residence halls, a housing official said.
"I believe that our buildings are reasonably safe in terms of fire safety," said James Van Arsdel, director of Residence Life. "Fire safety is something that we almost treat as a fetish."
Van Arsdel said all of the University of Arizona's nearly 20 residence halls are equipped with overhead sprinklers.
Even dorms dating back to the 1920s have been renovated with sprinklers and outlets for Tucson ...