Sunday night, Mississippi State University’s Oak Residence Hall experienced a fire on the third floor. According to a University press release, the fire will displace 198 female students, but there are no reported injuries. The cause of the fire is reportedly due to a candle left burning in one of the residents’ room. The fire alarm reportedly sounded around 8 p.m. and fire officials were on the scene around 8:07 p.m. Oak Hall’s fire suppression system successfully alleviated the fire.
According to the press release, President Mark E. Keenum immediately joined the university’s Crisis Action Team to plan reactions for the incident, then arrived on scene and spoke with displaced students. Sid Salter, chief communications officer at MSU, said the information released tonight is all that will be released until morning.
For more information, visit http://msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=6841.
