A fire that broke out inside a dorm room at Cheyney University about 6:30 am Sunday was done deliberately, according to Trooper John E. Stewart Jr. “It was intentionally set. It is still under investigation,” Stewart said.
Stewart also says that someone had entered Tubman Hall that houses 127 students and set fire to a student’s personal possessions.
[quote_box_center]He [Stewart] noted an unknown person or persons entered room 518 on the fifth floor of the residence hall and attempted to set a student’s personal belongings on fire, which activated the emergency sprinkler system.[/quote_box_center]
A campus police officer who is said to arrive first at the blaze had to be transported to a local hospital after suffering from chest pains and smoke inhalation. He has since be release and his name is not available at this time.
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