Dorm Room Fire at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont Knocked Down in 35 Minutes

Dorm Room Fire at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont Knocked Down in 35 Minutes

A fire at a three-story dorm at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont was knocked down about 35 minutes after being reported Wednesday evening. Crews responded at about 7 p.m. Wednesday to the J.L. Atwood Residence Hall in the 1200 block of North Mills Avenue to reports of a fire in a room, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. A knockdown was declared around 7:35 p.m., the department reported. There were no reports of injuries, and th…

Fire at Atwood Residence Hall forces students to evacuate

Harvey Mudd students living in Atwood Hall evacuate due to fire started by an electric skateboard battery (Joelle Rudolf • The Student Life) A fire was reported at approximately 7 p.m. tonight in the Atwood Residence Hall of Harvey Mudd College, according to a post from HMC at 8:22 p.m. In an update shared at 9:27 p.m., HMC communicated that the fire has been extinguished, identified the source as an electric skateboard battery and affirmed that…