An “undetermined odor” spurred fears of a gas leak, according to Firefighter A. A. Trapp. At 11:28 a.m. HOYAlert sent out a text that reported a “possible gas leak” in Maguire, and instructed to “avoid library walk.” HOYAlert… Read More
A fire at the Washingtonian Auto Shop at Wisconsin and Q St. was likely started by a space heater, according to D.C. Fire and EMS Spokesman Pete Piringer. Units were dispatched at 8:14 a.m. and the fire was declared… Read More
On Wednesday night, a fire broke out in the eighth floor common room of Harbin Hall. According to Lt. Reynolds of the D.C. Fire Department, the fire began in the oven when someone tried to heat up a… Read More
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Updated at 4:57 a.m. Updated at 11:45 a.m. with information from Deputy Fire Chief Kenneth Crosswhite. Update at 1:52 p.m.: Georgetown Senior Vice President Spiros Dimolitsas wrote in an e-mail to the… Read More
Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Update 10:37: 12 rooms have standing water in them and 23 rooms are “affected” by the water. President John DeGioia and Vice President for Student Affairs Todd Olson have joined students in Sellinger… Read More
In 2007, a blaze broke out at the Georgetown Public Library, destroying large portions of the building and leaving the neighborhood without a permanent library for years. Soon after the fire, the city sued the contractor that had… Read More
A recent report lists 34 locations in the District that the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority and the Fire & EMS Department have identified as having fire hydrants that need “special attention”—and Georgetown University is on that list,… Read More