Several hundred students live at the complex. You could really say they're looked at a little bit more often than perhaps other campus buildings. They're inspected not only by the state fire marshal, but also by the Arlington Fire Department. At Southern Methodist University, there are no privately owned dorms. All are on campus, and regulated by the university.
Officials say they all comply fully with campus fire regulations.
The University of North Texas has two 3-story privately owned dorms on the campus housing about 400 students. They're managed by campus housing. News 8 was told they follow all fire safety regulations. Of course, many students live not in dorms, but off-campus in apartments, which come under local fire codes. Stephen Lea is assistant fire marshal of Arlington.