| Incident: |
Hot plate left on in laboratory shorts out and initiates fire.
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| Place: |
Geology research laboratory
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| Time: |
3:00 pm
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| Cause: |
Researcher did not turn off equipment (stabilize equipment and materials) prior to leaving laboratory.
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| Injuries: |
Building evacuated with no injuries.
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| Prevention: |
Turn off all unused equipment before leaving laboratory and stabilize work in progress.
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