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Small Fire Quickly Doused at WT’s Palo Duro Research Facility
Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, cchandler@wtamu.edu
CANYON, Texas — A Jan. 3 small fire on the roof of West Texas A&M University’s Palo Duro Research Facility was quickly extinguished.
According to Robert Thompson, director of WT Fire and Life Safety, the fire began at approximately 2:20 p.m. Jan. 3. A new emergency generator was being tested, and the heat caused roof insulation to combust. The building was evacuated.
The fire was confined to the northwest corner of the roof and caused less than $10,000 in damage. There were no injuries.
The Canyon Fire Department responded on Thompson’s request, removed some of the membrane covering on the roof and quickly extinguished the small active fire.
About West Texas A&M University
WT is located in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of about 10,000 and offers 59 undergraduate degree programs and more than 40 graduate degrees, including two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest’s finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men’s and women’s athletics programs.
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