Conrad Hall evacuated

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Photo by Mynt Marsellus
Photo by Mynt Marsellus

A heat sensor in the D-wing basement of Conrad Hall residence at Wilfrid Laurier University caused an evacuation Tuesday afternoon.

At around 12 p.m., emergency responders received a report of a fire alarm in the Conrad building and isolated the issue to the basement.

โ€œWe isolated it to a particular room and the captain inspected it, and determined it to be a non-issue. The cause of the fire alarm is unknown, [but] the building is successfully cleared and operational with no issue,โ€ said special constable Jeff Hunt.

Waterloo Region Fire, Waterloo Regional Police Services and Special Constable Services all responded to the call. At approximately 12:15 p.m., students were allowed back into the residence.

While the cause of the fire alarm is unknown, Hunt said the issue is an isolated incident.

โ€œIt was nothing malicious. If itโ€™s a heat sensor in a lower basement, itโ€™s probably the heat going on. Itโ€™s probably just a little bit sensitive,โ€ he explained.


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