At around 10 p.m. Tuesday night, a stove fire broke out at the University’s Skybox apartments. Eugene Fire Department District Chief Mark Grover reported there was “a considerable amount of water damage” to the third floor. Water damage was also evident on the second floor in the room directly under the fire.
A Eugene fire fighter exits the Skybox lobby carrying a water vacuum used to suck up much of the spray from the fire sprinklers. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Eugene Fire Department District Chief Mark Grover speaks with KEZI news about a fire that took place in the Skybox apartments. Grover explained that the fire originated on a stove and triggered the fire sprinklers which did a “considerable amount of damage” to the third floor. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Students in the rooms look out at the various emergency response vehicles that line Villard Street outside of the rooms. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
A firefighter speaks to another firefighter about the Skybox apartments following a fire on the third floor. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Residents of the University Skybox apartments located near Matthew Knight Arena stand outside following a fire on the third floor. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
A pipe leaks furiously outside Skybox Apartments near the Eugene Fire Department’s entrance to the building. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
Water from the fire sprinklers leaks out open windows onto cars below. (Nate Barrett/Oregon Daily Emerald)
