Students' leisure time interrupted by sprinklers, accidental fire

During time typically reserved for afternoon snacks and post-class nap sessions, about 30 students were left to graze outside as Austin firefighters responded to an alarm at The Block on Campus apartment complex on West 28th Street on Tuesday afternoon.

The Austin Fire Department responded at 4:01 p.m. with six vehicles and was gone by 4:42 p.m. after discovering the source was minor.

“Just food on a stove. Sprinkler system’s activated, so there is a lot of water,” said AFD Battalion Chief Brian Nolan. “We evacuated the whole building, just wanted to get the smoke to clear out and make sure nothing else is going on.”

Nolan said the small fire occurred on the fifth floor and resulted in some water damage. He said AFD would reroute the water damage cleanup to the apartment’s management and maintenance department.

The apartment’s manager did not comment.
 

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