A fire broke out earlier today in Old Music Building 8A on the Humboldt State University campus. The cause of the fire is still unknown.
At 1:30 p.m. HSU faculty noticed smoke coming from a locked custodial closet in the music building, according to HSU spokesman Paul Mann. After the fire alarm was pulled, university police and the Arcata fire department arrived on the scene. The fire was extinguished in a very short time, Mann said, and there were no injuries.
Mann said the extent of the damage is still unknown, but he suspects water damage occured. Smoke filled the entire building, but the structure remains completely intact. This afternoon, as firemen ventilated the building, prevailing winds blew some smoke into Siemens Hall which was subsequently evacuated.
Classes scheduled for the music building will take place elsewhere. Visit the
HSU homepage
for updates.
This article appears in Stumped.
Heck yeah. Speculation says that someone was trying to avoid their ear training test in the music building, this afternoon.
Or was someone just smokin’ in the boys room?
~Monica~
Some universities will do ANYthing for a little attention.
I spent many years in that building. Smoking is the first cause that comes to mind. The practice rooms are small. I seem to recall that there were sprinklers in the building. Are sprinklers the cause for the water damage or was it the rain?
From the fire hoses, if I understood correctly.
Okay, thanks, japhetweeks.
According to various Humboldt County sources, Rob Arkley could be seen running from the building. Said one source, “Apparently all of Humboldt County’s problems are related to him so I’m not surprised to find out this was his doing as well.” Common sense and reason were unavailable for comment, as usual.
Arkley, at a state school? No way.
Mister Dog. Awesome. Margaret Wise Brown is the world’s greatest author.
Very funny! Hank, good to see more comments on your blog!