Minor injuries sustained from fire

By By Mike Mostaffa (Contact)

Tuesday, March 7, 2006

Photo by Megan True

Monday night Swissman labortories on the West campus had a small fire but it was quickly brought under control by the Lawrence Fire Department.

A fire in a chemical hood on West Campus gave one woman minor burns Monday night.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire and Medical responded to an alarm at Smissman Research Laboratories, 2099 Constant Ave., at about 6 p.m.

Division Chief Jerry Karr said the fire was contained in the laboratory’s chemical hoods. The woman, who was in the building when the fire started, was treated for minor burns and released from Watkins Memorial Health Center, Karr said.

Karr said that by the time crews arrived on the scene, the fire was mostly put out by occupants in the building.

The charred remains of a broom were found lying on the sidewalk near the main entrance to the Smissman Research Laboratories.

Karr said he did not know if the broom was used to put out the fire.

Karr said investigators from the county and the KU Public Safety Office were investigating to determine the cause of the fire.

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