Electronic Cigarette Battery Causes College Dorm Fire

Dec.09.2022
Electronic Cigarette Battery Causes College Dorm Fire
Fire caused by overheating e-cigarette battery at California polytechnic university on December 7th. Students evacuated.

On the evening of December 7th, firefighters in San Luis Obispo, California informed reporters that a fire had been ignited at the Muir Hall due to an overheating electronic cigarette battery.


The San Luis Obispo Fire Department and California Institute of Technology police are on site. There are a total of four firefighting teams on scene, with the campfire team leader being dispatched to the scene at around 9:18 PM and remaining there until about 10:30 PM.


The commander of the incident, Alec Flatos, stated that the point of ignition was mainly in the bed and bedding.


Students in the red brick building were evacuated for around an hour, with many wearing pajamas and blankets.


Someone witnessed a student involved in the incident talking to the resident advisor and firefighters outside Mueller Hall. The student declined to comment.


Flatos stated, "Personally, I haven't witnessed such an incident in the dorms where we experienced some kind of battery power explosion. But we've all heard stories about batteries overheating and exploding.


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