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Subject: Explosion on Notre Dame campus injures grad student
Explosion on campus injures grad student
http://media.www.ndsmcobserver.com/media/storage/paper660/news/2009/04/24/News/Explosion.On.Campus.Injures.Grad.Student-3725223.shtml
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: News
An explosion in Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering left a student injured
Thursday afternoon, according to a University spokesperson.
Associate director of News and Information Julie Flory told The
Observer a female graduate student suffered "moderately serious burns"
after an experiment she was conducting in the basement of the building
resulted in a small explosion.
"I would say the injuries were serious, but certainly not life-
threatening," Flory said. "She had burns, but not something they're
concerned about in the long-term."
The student was taken to a local hospital in an ambulance after the
Notre Dame Fire Department responded.
Flory said the student had been mixing a non-toxic chemical
combination before the explosion occurred.
The explosion, which occured around 1 p.m., caused a small fire, but
Fitzpatrick Hall did not sustain any damages.
Flory said students were evacuated, but the building returned to
normal operation shortly after.
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