A 2000 fire in a Seton Hall University dorm killed three students and injured scores of others, leading to legislation requiring sprinklers in all college dorm rooms in New Jersey.
Madison Fire Department Capt. Lou DeRosa said Monday night's fire easily could have become as dangerous as the Seton Hall blaze had it not been for the sprinklers.
``The sprinkler had activated and knocked the fire down,'' he told The Daily Record of Morristown for Wednesday's newspapers. ``Nobody got hurt. That sprinkler is what made the difference. As a direct result of the Seton Hall fire, kids in this building were saved.''
Morris County Prosecutor Michael Rubbinaccio said the fire was caused by a student smoking a cigarette.
Several students were still unable to return to their rooms while damage from the fire was being repaired.
