Eugene, Ore.- A fire broke out at the Hamilton Complex on May 14, prompting students to be evacuated from the building.

The fire began at 11 a.m. and originated from the basement of Dunn Hall. Students stood outside for more than an hour as firefighters contained the blaze. Greasy mop heads were eventually determined as the cause of the fire. The mop heads had traces of cooking oil residue, and had been sitting in a custodial bucket after being taken out of a dryer.

Although University Housing is changing its policies by laundering their cleaning supplies off campus, students should take extra precautions when dealing with situations like this. When evacuating, student should avoid elevators and instead go down stairs or any form of fire escape available to them. When outside, students need to promptly move as afar away from the building as possible.

The residence halls conduct fire drills each term to make sure student are adequately prepared in case a fire hits. Visit the University of Oregon Housing website here to learn more about fire safety policy.

Adam Holmes, Duck TV News

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