Colburn fire extinguished
Colburn Laboratory fire confined to first floor electrical room
3:06 p.m., Aug. 29, 2014--A fire in the University of Delaware’s Colburn Laboratory that occurred shortly before 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 29, has been extinguished.
The building, located on Academy Street, was evacuated and will be closed for another 3-4 hours due to smoke, according to UD Police.
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A substantial amount of smoke remained in the building after the fire was extinguished, and large exhaust fans are being used in the clean-up.
Police said the fire was confined to an electrical room on the first floor but the smoke spread throughout the building.
The fire appears to have started in a computer rack.