Autoclave Trips Smoke Alarm In Campus Building
Incident Type:
Smoke Scare
Dispatch:
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 12:48pm
Arrival:
Monday, June 19, 2017 - 12:51pm
Address:
400 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706
Madison, WI 53706
Narrative:
A fire alarm sent firefighters to the Biochemistry building on the UW-Madison campus Monday afternoon. The alarm panel inside the Fire Command room indicated a detector activation on the 5th floor. A building manager on site surmised the issue probably stemmed from an autoclave, a high-pressure machine often used for steam sterilization.
Firefighters proceeded to the 5th floor and found steam coming from an autoclave situated near the tripped detector. The building manager shut down the autoclave, and the steam began to dissipate.
Posted 06/20/2017 - 9:07am
Contacts:
Cynthia Schuster (Public Information Officer)