Late night studying cuts into sleep time. Students' minds are preoccupied with final tests. This time of year is one of the most dangerous for students and household accidents, including fires. Sherry Kenyon, Fire Safety Coordinator for the City of Boulder Fire Department, has had to help students in the past when they have lost their homes to fire. I used to have to call the Vice Chancellor's office to let them know.
Many culprits cause house fires.
The biggest culprits are candles. People don't associate candles with fire. A candle did not cause the fire that consumed apartment 207 at the Arapaho 701 complex. This fire happened when the residents left the stove on and went out of town for the weekend. Other tenants in the building like Ashar and Zelenka woke up Monday morning to the smell of smoke and approaching fire trucks.