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2022 Fire Log

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Cornell University On-Campus Housing Facility Fire Log 2022

The following table provides information about fires that have occurred at Cornell University on-campus housing facilities during the 2022 calendar year. Fire logs may be viewed at the annual fire report web site.

Date Reported

Fire Date & Time

Building

Location

Fire Category

Fire Cause

3/19/2022

3/19/2022
04:41

Ganedago Hall

3rd Floor Trash Room
Rm. 30065

Intentional

55-gallon trash can was ignited. Sprinkler tripped and suppressed the fire

6/16/2022

6/16/2022 11:21

Hans Bethe

Room 471

Unintentional

Laptop battery overheated in backpack

9/30/2022

9/30/2022

17:48

107 Edgemoor Lane

Kitchen

Unintentional

Fire in the grease trap on an industrial cook stove in the kitchen due to grease build up under the cooking griddle

11/18/2022

11/17/2022

20:23

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall

4th Floor Kitchen (412A)

Unintentional

Stuffed animal placed in microwave

11/22/2022

11/21/2022 09:48

Delta Upsilon Fraternity

Kitchen

Unintentional

Build up of fryer grease ignited and activated the Ansul suppression system and fire alarm