More Than 30 Dorm Rooms Damaged in Fire at Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University officials say no one was hurt by a fire in a dormitory room.
The fire happened Sunday night on the third floor of Oak Hall on the Starkville campus.
The university said in a news release Monday that in addition to damage in the room where the fire occurred, about 30 other rooms were damaged by water from a sprinkler system.
About 60 students were displaced, and the university is providing temporary housing in a hotel.
The university says an electrical fire is thought to have ignited some bed linens. The state fire marshal is investigating.
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