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Tuesday, March 22, 2005

' Two-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At GWU

One Person Receives Serious Injuries

POSTED: 6:15 am EST March 22, 2005


WASHINGTON -- A fire at George Washington University located in northwest Washington has forced the evacuation of a high-rise dormitory.

D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services spokesman Alan Etter said the fire is at Thurston Hall in the 1900 block of G Street.

Etter said the fire broke out shortly before 5 a.m. and was confined to a dorm room on the ninth floor of the high-rise dormitory. Etter said one person was found inside unconscious suffering from serious burns and smoke inhalation.

The injured person was removed and taken to George Washington University Hospital. Etter said the male, believed to be about 20 years old, was in respiratory arrest. He will be stabilized and eventually transferred to the burn unit of the Washington Hospital Center, Etter said.

Etter said a firefighter also suffered an injury while helping to remove the person from the room. It has not been determined yet whether the injured person is a student.

So far there has been no damage estimate and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. '