A small fire broke out in a second floor residence hall room in Marks Hall at Claremont McKenna College this morning. No one was injured.
The sprinkler system was activated in response to the fire, which began just before 8:00 a.m., and the Los Angeles Fire Department quickly made it to the scene. The fire department is still determining the fire’s cause, according to an email from Associate Vice President Alex Boekelheide to the CMC community.
There was some water and smoke damage to five residence hall rooms.
“The Dean of Students Office has set up a staging area in McKenna Auditorium for the residents until the building is cleared later this morning,” the email read. “We will work with the impacted residents to relocate them, inventory and replace any damaged belongings, and to support students emotionally throughout the situation and beyond.”
CMC has not provided TSL with any further information on the fire, or whether the building is now clear.
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