“A burning air conditioner has temporarily displaced about 30 students from a Mississippi State University dormitory. The air conditioner malfunctioned Sunday on the fifth floor of Cresswell Hall.
University spokesperson Sid Salter says the unit began smoking in a restroom, but that sprinklers and other fire suppression systems did not activate. Mississippi State has moved the students to a local hotel. Salter says repairs could be finished in about a week, allowing students to return.”
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