Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Fire Alarm Malfunctions in LXR and Copley Residential Halls Raise Facilities Concerns

Fire Alarm Malfunctions in LXR and Copley Residential Halls Raise Facilities Concerns

By Aamir Jamil October 6, 2023

Two Georgetown dorms experienced fire alarm malfunctions during the nights of Sept. 27 and 28.  Georgetown officials were unable to deactivate fire alarms and smoke detectors in LXR and Copley...

Petition Calls for Increased Communication, Transparency After GU Hotel Fire Drills

Petition Calls for Increased Communication, Transparency After GU Hotel Fire Drills

By Grace Rivers October 4, 2021

After multiple fire drill evacuations in the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center, students have drafted a petition calling for more information on why alarms sounded.  On Sept. 21,...

VIEWPOINT: Clarify Emergency Communications

VIEWPOINT: Clarify Emergency Communications

By Caleb Richmond September 30, 2021

At 1:50 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, Sept. 19, I was visiting friends in New South Hall’s fourth-floor common room when the fire alarm went off. Two of my friends had mentioned earlier that evening...

MARGARET FOUBERG FOR THE HOYA | Smoke from a defective heating, ventilation and air conditioning unit caused the evacuation of Healy Hall on Monday afternoon.

Mechanical Failure Triggers Fire Alarm; Healy Evacuates

By Casey Ferrante and Cady Stanton February 26, 2019

Healy Hall was evacuated after smoke from a mechanical failure in a basement heating unit triggered a fire alarm Monday afternoon. Washington, D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services ultimately determined...

Faulty Machinery Sounds Leo’s Alarms

By Emma Iannini November 6, 2012

O’Donovan Hall has been evacuated three times this semester after fire alarms have sounded due to faulty equipment. According to university spokeswoman Stacy Kerr, the most recent fire alarm went...

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