2023 Fire Log

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Cornell University On-Campus Housing Facility Fire Log 2023

The following table provides information about fires that have occurred at Cornell University on-campus housing facilities during the 2023 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
02/27/2023	02/27/2023 2:00pm	Mary Donlon Hall	Residence Halls	Intentional	Door decorations had burn marks. Along with scorch marks on the sprinkler water line
02/28/2023	02/27/2023 9:00pm	Mary Donlon Hall	2nd Floor Bathroom	Intentional	Bathroom sign was burnt, and door was slightly burnt as well
03/03/2023	03/02/2023 11:00pm	Mary Donlon Hall	5th Floor Bathroom	Intentional	Bathroom sign was burnt
03/27/2023	03/26/2023 8:00am	Mary Donlon Hall	Room 310	Intentional	Burn marks on dorm door
05/10/2023	05/10/2023 1:00pm	Mary Donlon Hall	Room 624,629	Intentional	Burn marks on closing notices
05/20/2023	05/20/2023 11:19pm	Ginsburg Hall	4th Floor Hallway	Intentional	Clothing and trash set alight. Sprinkler did activate and controlled the fire
09/13/2023	09/13/2023 11:27am	Mary Donlon Hall	Stairwell Between 1st & 2nd Floor	Intentional	Exterior burn marks on plastic dome and metal base of fixture.
09/14/2023	09/14/2023 11:43am	Mary Donlon Hall	Stairwell Between 2nd & 3rd Floor	Intentional	Burns on the light along with burn marks on 2 railings
09/19/2023	09/19/2023 11:39am	Ganedago Hall	Elevator	Intentional	Burn marks on plastic sign holder
09/26/2023	09/24/2023 6:57pm	Mary Donlon Hall	East Stairwell Ceiling	Intentional	Section of the ceiling damaged by fire
10/28/2023	10/28/2023 10:47pm	Mary Donlon Hall	South Stairwell 4th & Ground Floor	Intentional	Burn marks on the bottom of the steps
11/13/2023	11/13/2023 4:42pm	North Campus Town House A	Apt A-12 Kitchen	Unintentional	Fire in the oven
11/14/2023	11/14/2023 11:36am	Ganedago Hall	4th Floor Lounge	Intentional	Sofa chair had a small burn in the fabric
12/10/2023	12/10/2023 2:51am	Flora Rose House	Room B0073	Unintentional	Small fire in the trash compactor
12/11/2023	12/8/2023 11:00pm-12:00am	Flora Rose House	Room 223 Restroom	Intentional	Burnt paper towels in garbage can and black marks on the wall above it