Four students remain hospitalized with burns. A cause has not yet been determined. Cane said the state stripped the South Orange Fire Department of its annual fire inspection duties at Seton Hall on Feb. 3, after his inspectors found violations and after he was unable to get access to complete inspection records. University officials refused to comment on Cane's remarks about violations. Cane said his examination of South Orange records did not find any records of annual fire inspections after 1995.
South Orange is required by law to perform annual inspections on the campus.
Records released by South Orange on Wednesday and reviewed by The Associated Press showed records of annual campus inspections from 1989 through 1997. The university last month said it would install sprinklers in all of its dormitories, and several bills are before the state Legislature that would require colleges statewide to install sprinklers. The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.