Updated: CAS Fire Reportedly Minor

Update #3: Students are now back in the building. The fire was in the second floor girl’s bathroom (@dailyfreepress fire in CAS, 2nd floor girl’s bathroom. read tomorrow’s @DailyFreePress for more info.http://dailyfreepress.com/), but is now out. People were originally removed from the building because the smoke had spread. The fire did not, and people have now been allowed back on the building. (@FlyAwayRen @buquad They were keeping people out of the building because the smoke had spread, but people are going back inside now.)

Update #2: The minor fire was on the second floor of the CAS building. (@flyawayren No really, there was a fire on the second floor of the CAS building. Now it smells like burnt plastic.)

Update: No reason to panic. The fire is reported to be “very minor,” and firefighters are already leaving the scene. Info from @ChrisDKramer, who also has this video:


@buquad very minor, firemen already leaving on 12seconds.tv

Around 6:45 PM on Monday, sirens sounded down Commonwealth Avenue as fire engines raced to respond to a fire in the College of Arts and Sciences building at Boston University. Reports first seen on Twitter from @ChrisDKramer and @JackiA seem to be confirmed by the sounds and sights of sirens heading East on Com Ave. This seems to be validated by the incoming stream of tweets.

From @jessicalui: Something big going down at BU CAS. 3 fireengines, 2 ambulances, 3 police cars.

From @skops: Legit fire in CAS. Intense

Stay tuned to this post for more info as it happens. If you have any information, please tweet @buquad or email us at staff@buquad.com. Still looking for a photo of the scene.

Jonah Lundberg contributed to the compilation of this story.

About Gabe Stein

Gabe Stein (CAS '11), was the founding CTO and Associate Publisher of the Quad.

View all posts by Gabe Stein →

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *