Sprinkler System Saves Students

Credit: National Fire Sprinkler Industry, IP Promo-Gram, Winter 2004

A mid-October dormitory fire at the University of Tennessee-Martin was extinguished by the sprinkler system. A university police officer and two students were treated and released, but there were no serious injuries.

Between 150 and 200 of the dormitory’s 434 students were temporarily evacuated, Martin fire chief Oran True reported. The three-story dorm sustained some smoke, flame and water damage. True said the apparent cause was a hot light bulb thrown down a trash chute.