Spring Break
Campus Village Evacuated
Water flow alarm kept students out of rooms until 1:45 a.m.
Michael Rizzo
Issue date: 9/18/07 Section: News
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The San Jose Fire Department responded to a water-flow alarm tripped on the sixth floor of Campus Village Building B just before 1 a.m. Monday, forcing student residents to evacuate, police officials said.
Sgt. John Laws of the University Police Department said a water-flow alarm "indicates that the sprinkler system is in use, therefore the fire department should respond."
Fire officials have reported conflicting information about what happened in the building. On the scene, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Richard Toledo said someone "maliciously" tampered with an inspector water valve, which is used to test the proper functioning of the building's sprinkler system.
But Capt. Craig Schwinge, public information officer for the fire department, said a "broken water pipe" was to blame, according to the report.
No fire occurred, and Toledo said officials were unable to pinpoint a perpetrator. No one was reported hurt during the evacuation.
Resident assistants directed evacuees to the north side of Building C until students were allowed back in the building at about 1:45 a.m.
"All I remember," said Leoni Lloyd, a sophomore business administration major and resident of the complex, "is that it took everybody about an hour to get out. And then we were standing outside for like two hours."
Sgt. John Laws of the University Police Department said a water-flow alarm "indicates that the sprinkler system is in use, therefore the fire department should respond."
Fire officials have reported conflicting information about what happened in the building. On the scene, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Richard Toledo said someone "maliciously" tampered with an inspector water valve, which is used to test the proper functioning of the building's sprinkler system.
But Capt. Craig Schwinge, public information officer for the fire department, said a "broken water pipe" was to blame, according to the report.
No fire occurred, and Toledo said officials were unable to pinpoint a perpetrator. No one was reported hurt during the evacuation.
Resident assistants directed evacuees to the north side of Building C until students were allowed back in the building at about 1:45 a.m.
"All I remember," said Leoni Lloyd, a sophomore business administration major and resident of the complex, "is that it took everybody about an hour to get out. And then we were standing outside for like two hours."
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