No one hurt after Stephens College dorm room catches fire
Olivia Hayes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
No one was hurt after an air conditioning unit caught fire in a vacant Stephens College dormitory Sunday morning, according to Columbia Fire Department.
At 9:25 a.m., CFD was dispatched to the residence hall in the 100 block of Melbourne Street.
Stephens security staff met firefighters on site and directed them to the source of the smoke on the second floor of the five-story building.
A news release from the department said firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate the source of the fire in a dorm room, where they found the air-handling unit with flames visible.
The release said the fire was quickly extinguished and contained to the area.
Stephens security staff are now conducting regular checks of these units in the dormitory following the incident as repairs are being completed, according to the release.
A total of 25 Columbia Fire Department personnel responded to the incident.