China News Agency, San Francisco, April 20. On the 20th local time, a fire broke out in a dormitory building of Prairie View University of Agriculture and Mechanical University in Texas, USA, injuring at least 4 people, including 3 students.
NBC reports that Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University is located about 70 kilometers northwest of Houston.
Before 6 am on the 20th, a fire broke out in the corridor on the third floor of a dormitory building of the school.
A student was injured in the leg while jumping from a window on the floor, and two students and a policeman who entered the dormitory to help the students evacuate were both hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
The school said that the dormitory building where the fire broke out has been evacuated and all the people living in it have been counted.
The school's Student Affairs team is assisting affected students with resettlement.
At present, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
Local fire officials believe the fire may have started from the air conditioning system, according to CBS.
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