Fire forces evacuation at Arizona State University dorm
Photographer: Isaac Salazar
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Posted: 02/06/2012
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By: Associated Press
TEMPE, AZ - A trash can fire inside a dorm on the campus of Arizona State University forced some students to evacuate.
A Tempe Fire Department investigator tells The Associated Press the fire activated a sprinkler on the sixth floor of the Palo Verde East dorm in the 500 block of East University Drive around 10:30 a.m., Monday.
The fire caused some minor damage. About 70 to 100 students were forced to evacuate.
There were no injuries.
Associated Press
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