{"id":54894,"date":"2016-02-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/19\/water-damage-results-from-drc-fire-on-feb-11\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:56:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:56:29","slug":"water-damage-results-from-drc-fire-on-feb-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/19\/water-damage-results-from-drc-fire-on-feb-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Water damage results from DRC fire on Feb. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>A small fire on the eighth floor of the Durham Research Tower on the night of Thursday, Feb. 11 resulted in limited water damage.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed that the fire, which started at 9:58 p.m., started in a small room on the eighth floor, said John Hauser, manager, safety, for UNMC. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fortunately, nobody was hurt,&#8221; Hauser said. &#8220;The sprinkler system came on &#8212; as it should have &#8212; and extinguished the fire before it could spread beyond the room.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Hauser said the sprinkler system was turned off after about 25 minutes. &#8220;But, once you turn the water off, the remaining water in the pipes will still drain out of the open sprinkler head,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That took about another 25 minutes.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>No total damage estimate has been determined at the present time, but the drywall and ceiling tile replacement is estimated to be less than $100,000, said Deb Thomas, interim vice chancellor for business and finance. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have hired a company to do the restoration work,&#8221; Thomas said, &#8220;and we hope to have things back to normal within a short time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some researchers on the impacted floors have had to move their research to other locations while the restoration work is being done. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While temporarily moving research operations is inconvenient, it is important to make sure that no water remains behind the walls anywhere moisture was detected to prevent mold,&#8221; said Jennifer Larsen, M.D., vice chancellor for research.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The entire research community stepped up to help each other out during this period of time to help those who have been displaced. 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