Hey, there! Log in / Register
Roof of MIT building on Mass. Ave. catches on fire
By adamg on Tue, 06/21/2016 - 3:14pm
The roof of Random Hall, a four-story MIT building being renovated at 282 Mass. Ave. burst into flames around 3 p.m. The fire went to two alarms before being brought under control.
Neighborhoods:
Free tagging:
Ad:
Comments
Dorm
Random Hall is a tiny dorm for ~100 students.
http://web.mit.edu/random-hall/www/about.shtml
hmm
I wonder if this is arson or if it's truly random.
since the website mentions a
since the website mentions a Grill on the roof, I think Occam's Razor is clear here.
Fire Alarm
At least the alarm woke up anybody that was sleeping on my mixtape.
Dang
I know that MIT has been trying to close its older dorms, despite (or because of) their affordability to people who struggle financially and mess up their special 4-year stats, but ...
-
Hell, rh was $96 / month when I started there in Fall '78.
Yeah
It was something like $125 when I got there in '84, but hard to get into as a frosh.
Does everything have to...
..oh nevermind. I already know the answer.
Let me ask you this
As an MIT alum, how do you feel about the administration attempting to close Senior House and other older dorms for tayloristic reasons?
No dog in the fight
Chicken Scratch Tech for undergrad, remember?
Care to post a link so I at least know what you're referring to?
Fire Marshall
As the student Fire Marshall for Random Hall 1977-1981, I am not happy with this. Whoever is Fire Marshall now is not doing their job.
Thinking back, Norm did a
Thinking back, Norm did a damn good job making sure the place was still standing for four years (well, I was only there for three of them.) And it's somewhat amazing that it's *still* standing...
let me
"LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING!" - Fire Marshall Bill
Temporary?
Wow...Random House is still in existence? It was opened when I was a student in the early 1970s as a temporary overflow facility. Apparently it is "temporary" in the same manner as a temporary tax!
Temporary?
Wow...Random House is still in existence? It was opened when I was a student in the early 1970s as a temporary overflow facility. Apparently it is "temporary" in the same manner as a temporary tax!
Hall. Random Hall. Bennett
Hall. Random Hall. Bennett Cerf got a bit peeved at the original name.
no injuries
10 people evacuated, no injuries fortunately.
MIT news