Estimated read time: Less than a minute
This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Students at the University of South Carolina are getting some lessons on the real life dangers of fire.
The school is hosting a Fire Safety Awareness Day on Thursday. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., firefighters are demonstrating how they get people out of a vehicle after a crash.
They will also be setting a mock dorm room on fire, showing how quickly a room can be engulfed in flames.
Baseball Coach Chad Holbrook is speaking, and university fire and housing officials will also be available to talk about fire safety.
Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
