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...Broadway school, the Harvardmen noted that "classroom floors vibrate when walked upon." Some of the windows that lead to the fire escapes in the Prospect school are either screened or nailed shut; Middle Street and Pidge schools have no fire escapes at all. Six schools have no sprinkler system. Of the Cottage school the Harvardmen warned: "Any internal fire that would cause the collapse of the wooden staircases could trap children on all floors with no other means of escape...
...fire, which set off the building's sprinkler system, was discovered at 4:20 a.m. by operating engineers Ralph Stetson and David Craige of the Buildings and Grounds Department. Two Cambridge deputy fire chiefs who arrived on the scene ascribed the probable cause of the blaze to "disposal of cigarettes...
...firemen noted that "furniture, clothing, flooring, and door-casing" were destroyed. One of the men remarked that "if it had not been for the sprinkler going off, probably the whole building would have gone." As usual, an entire engine company, consisting of three engines and two ladder trucks, was sent...
Fire chewed through the caves and partitions of the Harvard Union yesterday, sending streams of sprinkler and hose water down through the ceilings, causing from 12 to 15 thousand dollars worth of damage, and forcing some 1100 freshmen to eat their meals elsewhere at least until lunch today...
Where the riots of the past once erupted, students now push slowly toward their lecture halls. The bell, kitchens, books, and displays are gone, replaced by fresh paint, new seats and a sprinkler system...