Arizona Dorm Fire Forces 100 University Students To Evacuate
Feb. 26, 2005
A candle left unattended inside a University of Arizona dorm room started a fire that forced the evacuation of more than 100 students.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- A candle left unattended inside a University of Arizona dorm room started a fire that forced the evacuation of more than 100 students.
No injuries were reported.
The fire started Friday evening in a first-floor room of Kaibab-Huachuca Residence Hall.
A student left a candle burning atop a television, according to the Tucson Fire Department.
The fire caused about $1,000 damage.
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