By Ed Comeau
Belchertown MA (September 3, 2013 ) – As students return to school, it is an opportunity to look at where they are at the greatest risk from fire, and information compiled by Campus Firewatch shows that it is not in residence halls or Greek housing, but in off-campus housing. The last fire death in a residence hall occurred in 2005, and the last fire death in Greek housing was 2006, but each year the toll in off-campus housing continues. Since 2000, 162 people have died in campus-related fires, with four out of five of these occurring in off-campus houses and apartments, where a majority of the nation’s students live. Last academic year, fires at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, St. Cloud State University, University of Cincinnati, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Boston University killed seven students, all in off-campus housing.
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