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250 forced to sleep in SAC after steam burst in Towers

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Close to 250 residents of Temple Towers were forced to sleep overnight in the Student Center after a pipe burst in a mechanical area of the building released large amounts of steam which shorted the electrical system.

Acting Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said the entire building was evacuated shortly after 1 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, when the power in the building failed due to the steam burst. Residents of the hall reported seeing steam in the first floor hallways. Leone said there was no actual fire in the building.

Leone said CSS monitored the effect of the steam burst and power outage at nearby 1300 Residence Hall, but determined there was not an issue.

Residents of Towers who attempted to spend the night in 1300 reported that they were told not to stay there due to the possibility of evacuation.

The all clear was issued around 6 a.m., and crews were in the building Saturday afternoon to fix electrical equipment.

Around 3 a.m., the fire alarm went off in 1940 Residence Hall, although Leone said that incident did not appear to be related. It was not immediately clear as to the reason for that alarm.

Snow causes minor disruption at Elmira Jeffries

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Fire and police crews respond to blocked vent at Elmira Jeffries on Dec. 17. Jenelle Janci TTN

Snowfall from early in the day blocked off a laundry vent on the second floor of Elmira Jeffries Residence Hall, leading to a brief evacuation of the dorm Tuesday evening, Dec. 17.

Charlie Leone, the acting executive director of Campus Safety Services, said about five students had to leave the residence hall around 5 p.m., as police and fire crews inspected the scene.

Leone said there were no injuries or damage to the dorm reported.

Kardon residents evacuated after car fire

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Just after 6 p.m., Wednesday, a car fire broke out in the basement parking area of the Kardon Atlantic Apartments on 10th Street.
An SUV belonging to Temple Facilities Management caught on fire in the basement and residents were evacuated, said Charlie Leone, acting executive director of Campus Safety Services.
Facilities operates several offices on the first floor of the building.
Firefighters controlled the blaze in less than an hour and residents were let back into the building around 7:30 p.m.
Students said they were shocked to see the response to the fire, which brought several fire trucks and filled the area of Berks Street under the SEPTA regional rail tracks with smoke.
“I didn’t come down at first, usually it is just a drill,” said Dave Toomey, a junior business major. “Then a cop came to my door so I came down.”
“I just heard the alarm and waited one minute” Margaret Thompson, a junior piano performance major, said. “It’s a bummer, I want to go home soon.”
Leone said there were no injuries in the incident, and the building did not sustain any damage. However, at least one firefighter on the scene was wheeled away in a stretcher receiving oxygen. He appeared to be alert and calm.

Dryer fire in Peabody

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A minor dryer fire in Peabody Hall on Thursday caused the building to be evacuated but resulted in no damage other than to the dryer, Acting Executive Director of Campus Safety Services Charlie Leone said.

CSS was alerted to the incident around 2:52 p.m. Thursday, after smoke from the basement dryer set off fire alarms in the building.

Philadelphia Fire Department crews responded to the scene, which was given the all-clear a short while later.

Bio/Life Sciences Building evacuated, fire department shows up

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Around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, fire alarms went off in the Bio/Life Sciences Building on 12th Street across from Gladfelter Hall. As two fire department engines and several firefighters arrived, it appeared that the building’s occupants evacuated and waited on the sidewalk.

Two Philadelphia Fire Department engines parked on 12th Street just south of Norris outside the Bio/Life Sciences Building, as firefighters in full gear entered the building to investigate fire alarms (Morgan Zalot/TTN).

It is unclear whether there was an actual fire that caused injuries or damage.

The ADD Show Super Bowl parties are en fuego

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Yeah, uh, slight mishap when I went to make the wings for the Super Bowl party for my blog, The ADD Show. I was getting the oil ready to deep fry those bad boys when the other half of The ADD Show, Aaron Gottlieb, alerted me that there was a significant amount of smoke coming from the pot. When I removed the lid, as John Madden would say, “BOOM!” It blew up in flames.

After learning pretty quickly that blowing on the fire wasn’t the route to take (in fact, it made the flames at least double in size), we came up with a better solution. And water isn’t a much better solution.

Yes, the fire department had to be called after I tossed the pot of flaming vegetable oil out of my second-story window.

No, this did not stop me from cooking the wings when we were all allowed back inside. It’s all about priorities.

Anyway, there’s more to the story. Not only are wings just that important, but The ADD Show rated all the commercials – that’s right – all of them.

First half commercials

Second half commercials