NewsApril 4, 2002
Fire damages Columbia vo-tech school
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A fire Wednesday caused at least $300,000 in damage to a vocational and technical school and resulted in one minor injury, fire officials said. A faculty member at the Columbia Area Career Center was injured when she tried to use a fire extinguisher, the fire department said. Pearl John suffered minor frost bite burns from carbon dioxide, which is cold gas used in fire extinguishers. She was treated at a hospital and released...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A fire Wednesday caused at least $300,000 in damage to a vocational and technical school and resulted in one minor injury, fire officials said.
A faculty member at the Columbia Area Career Center was injured when she tried to use a fire extinguisher, the fire department said. Pearl John suffered minor frost bite burns from carbon dioxide, which is cold gas used in fire extinguishers. She was treated at a hospital and released.
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The fire was contained to the northwest wing of the center, which houses a laser laboratory and storage area.
About 450 students and 35 staff members were evacuated from the building.
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