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NJ Community College Fire Injures Four
(AP) BRANCHBURG, N.J.
Officials at Raritan Valley Community College say a fire in a mechanical room caused the evacuation of main campus buildings and sent four people to the hospital with respiratory complaints.
Security guards discovered the fire at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Hunterdon Hall and quickly extinguished it.
Officials believe an overheated motor caused the fire.
Three security officers and a faculty member were taken to the hospital complaining of respiratory difficulty. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
The campus reopened at noon after power was fully restored.
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Information from: Courier News, http://www.mycentraljersey.com
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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Officials at Raritan Valley Community College say a fire in a mechanical room caused the evacuation of main campus buildings and sent four people to the hospital with respiratory complaints.
Security guards discovered the fire at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday in Hunterdon Hall and quickly extinguished it.
Officials believe an overheated motor caused the fire.
Three security officers and a faculty member were taken to the hospital complaining of respiratory difficulty. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
The campus reopened at noon after power was fully restored.
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Information from: Courier News, http://www.mycentraljersey.com
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Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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