2025 Fire Log
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Cornell University On-Campus Housing Facility Fire Log 2025
The following table provides information about fires that have occurred at Cornell University on-campus housing facilities during the 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2025 | 2/9/2025 09:16pm | Clara Dickson Hall | 5th floor | Unintentional | A piece of parchment paper caught fire in the oven while cooking food. |
| 3/14/2025 | 3/14/2025 08:49pm | Schuyler House | Section 1 restroom | Intentional | Rolls of toilet paper were set on fire, then thrown into the commode. |
| 4/9/2025 | 4/9/2025 06:33pm | Hans Bethe House | Room 407 Kitchenette | Unintentional | While baking cookies in the oven a piece of parchment paper caught fire |
| 04/12/2025 | 04/12/2025 01:57am | Clara Dickson Hall | Room 4534 Kitchen | Intentional | An unknown person held direct flame to a heat detector in the 4th floor kitchen. |
| 5/1/2025 | 4/29/2025 4:00pm | High Rise 5 | 6th floor sky lounge | Intentional | An unknown person burned the bottom plastic trim on a TV |
| 5/1/2025 | 4/30/2025 2:00pm | Carl Becker House | Kitchen | Unintentional | An employee placed a cutting board on a grill they did not realize was on, causing the board to melt and catch fire. |
| 9/8/2025 | 9/8/2025 12:42pm | Lyon Hall | Bus Stop | Unintentional | Wires connected to a power inverter shorted out causing a small fire inside a work van. |
| 9/26/2025 | 9/26/2025 7:02am | Toni Morrison | 1st Floor Kitchen | Unintentional | An employee placed a tote on a stove top they did not realize was on, causing the tote to melt and catch fire.. |
| 10/1/2025 | 10/1/2025 12:59am | Hans Bethe | Room G31 | Unintentional | An individual was using the dryer and forgot to remove some paper towels from their pocket, causing the paper towels to get caught in the lint trap and catch fire. |