Campus Fire Log

A small fire occurred in the boiler in the basement.  UK Fire Marshal, Lexington Fire and UKPD responded to scene.  Damage is limited to boiler.  Building was not occupied.  No injuries.

A small fire occurred while student was cooking something in the oven.  Student used fire extinguisher to extinguisher and smoke detector engaged.  Fire occurred on 10/13/2020 and student did not notify anyone until 10/14/2020.  No damage or injuries.

Two separate small fires were intentionally set at the facility, one on the front porch and the other inside in the dining room.  911 initiated by members of house to report.  UKPD police are investigating.  No injuries and minor damage.

A fire occurred on a stovetop in a student apartment while cooking.  Student extinguished by dumping water onto stove.  911 not initiated, fire report forwarded to UK Fire Marshal next day from resident hall director after receiving damage report.  Damage limited to stove top, no injuries.

A small fire occurred in an oven during cooking.  Occupants extinguished with fire extinguisher.  Damage limited to stove/oven <$500.00 No injuries.  Occuopant did not report fire until next day and notification was forwarded to UK Fire Marshal.

An electrical fire occurred inside of the wall in apartment 3 of a Greek facility.  Resident pulled fire alarm after noticing a haze and evacuated building.  Lexington Fire responded and discovered fire inside of the wall in apartment 3 and extinguished the fire.  Electrical wires inside of wall smoldered and ignited.  Apartment 3 is unoccupied at time of fire. Building cleared by Lexington Fire and residents moved to another facility until building can be inspected and safely cleared for occupancy.  No injuries and damage <$5000.

A small grease fire occurred on a stovetop while student was cooking.  Student used a fire extinguisher to extinguish.  Damage limited to stovetop and no injuries.

A small fire occurred in a bathroom stall in the laundry room of the facility on an unknown date/time.  Damage was discovered by maintenance personnel and was minor with toilet paper dispenser and wall.  Notification made 06/30/2020 to UK Fire Marshal and UKPD when damage was discovered.  

A small fire occurred when elevator belt overheated and melted.  One student was trapped in elevator, extricated by Lexington Fire Dept.  Building evacuated and no injuries and damage limited to elevator belt.  Lexington Fire Dept. cleared scene.

A small fire occurred on a stove while occupant was cooking.  Fire was extinguished by occupant.  No injuries or damage.  

A loud popping noise in a room was reported by neighboring residents.  Pull station activated, building evacuated, and Lexington Fire responded and discovered a room with smoke inside.  Smoke was caused by pot of food left cooking on stove.  Lexington Fire ventilated the room, no injuries or damage to room.

Occupant of room reported an electrical burining smell and a haze inside of room.  Fire damage limited to HVAC unit, no damage to building and no injuries.

A small fire damaged a solenoid and scorched immediate area during construction in basement of house.  Contractor did not notify house, utilize pull station or call 911. Fire damage noticed August 20, 3 days after during an inspection by the UK Fire Marshal's office.  Damage limited to electrical piece, no injuries

A small fire occured while occupant pre-heated oven.  An electrical short caused a flame inside of oven through a vent .  Cooking unit turned off and placed out of service.  No damage or injuries reported.

A fire occurred inside a toaster while occupant was making toast.  Occupant started toaster and left room for a few monutes and returned to smoke/flame emitting from toaster.  Occupant unplugged and pushed toaster into sink and used wet towel to extinguish.  Lexington Fire responded.  No injuries and damage limited to toaster and underneath cabinet where toaster was located.  Lexington Fire ventilated smoke from facility and cleared scene.

Staff discovered a singed cardboard paper towel roll inside of a stairwell during an inspection.  Fire/threat of fire not report to UK Fire Marshal, UKPD and no notification of fire department.  Incident reported through internal system and relayed to UK Fire Marshal.  No damage or injuries.

A small fire on the stove occurred as a result of a student heating oil in a large pot.  Fire extinguished using a fire extinguisher.  Minor damage to the pot and splatter to the countertop and floor from oil.  Lexington Fire responded and cleared the smoke from facility.  No injuries and building cleared by Lex FD.