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          Student injured in small explosion in engineering building

          
            
              
                
                Published: April 23, 2009
              

              
                Author: Julie Hail Flory
              

              







          

          
          
          

          
        
        
        
          A University of Notre Dame graduate student was injured in an explosion and small fire in the Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering this afternoon.

The student suffered moderately serious burns as a result of the incident, which occurred just after 1 p.m. during a chemical experiment in a basement laboratory. The explosion caused a small, smoky fire that triggered the building’s fire alarm and led to its evacuation. The Notre Dame Fire Department responded and the student was transported by ambulance to a local hospital.

The chemicals involved in the experiment were not toxic and normal operations were resumed at Fitzpatrick Hall shortly after the incident. There were no reports of significant damage.

        

        
        
          
            

          

        
      
      
    
  
  
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