Fire Log
Below are the fire log statistics for the Columbus campus residence halls. View statistics for the regional campuses (Mansfield, Newark, Wooster).
Columbus Campus
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Time Occurred | Date Reported | Building Name | Cause | Explanation | Value of Property Damage | # of Fire Related Injuries | # of Fire Related Deaths |
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February 13, 2020 | 7:45pm | February 13, 2020 | Neil Building | Unintentional | Burned food in microwave | $250 | 0 | 0 |
February 3, 2020 | 7:45am | February 1, 2020 | Scott House | Intentional | Student ignited a cotton ball | $0 | 0 | 0 |
February 1, 2020 | (All day) | February 6, 2020 | Morrill Tower | Intentional | Student lit body spray on fire as it sprayed from the bottle | $0 | 0 | 0 |
November 27, 2019 | 4:30pm | November 27, 2019 | Bradley/Paterson | Unintentional | Burned food | $100 | 0 | 0 |
November 24, 2019 | 1:45am | November 24, 2019 | Residence on 10th | Unintentional | Small cooking fire - popcorn | $200 | 0 | 0 |
November 21, 2019 | 1:15pm | November 21, 2019 | Blackburn House | Intentional | Student used a lighter to burn a stray thread off of clothing | $0 | 0 | 0 |
November 18, 2019 | 11:45pm | November 18, 2019 | Lincoln Tower | Unintentional | Sparkler on a birthday cake caused a small fire on a trash can | $100 | 0 | 0 |
November 11, 2019 | 12:30pm | November 11, 2019 | Drackett Tower | Unintentional | Batteries sitting on a window sill spontaneously caught fire | $10 | 0 | 0 |
November 5, 2019 | 7:15pm | November 5, 2019 | Residence on 10th | Unintentional | Small grease fire from cooking | $200 | 1 | 0 |
May 2, 2019 | 1:30pm | May 2, 2019 | Scholars East | Intentional | Burn mark on paper hanging on wall | $0 | 0 | 0 |
January 14, 2019 | 8:30pm | Worthington Building | Intentional | Flyer posted on wall of 2nd floor elevator lobby had a burned corner | $0 | 0 | 0 | |
October 1, 2018 | 2:00pm | Neil Building | Unintentional | Oven mitt on stovetop caught fire | $10 | 0 | 0 | |
September 20, 2018 | 1:30am | Busch House | Unintentional | Aluminum foil in microwave | $210 | 0 | 0 | |
August 31, 2018 | 8:00pm | Mack Hall | Unintentional | Dryer belt caused excess smoke with a possible fire | $2,000 | 0 | 0 | |
August 30, 2018 | 5:45am | Norton House | Unintentional | Samsung Galaxy Note 4 cell phone exploded | $200 | 0 | 0 | |
April 21, 2018 | 12:00pm | Morrill Tower | Intentional | Individual lit hand sanitizer on fire | $0 | 0 | 0 |