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Show 2 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 20i i prompts K A HlHi SPENCER RICKS SpencerRicks i I Flames from a breaker box in the Avalon Apartments caused an evacuation and power to be lost in one of the buildings Monday. Eight fire engines from the St. George Fire Department responded to the structure fire call at 7:30 p.m. to building F of the Avalon Apartments. A breaker box had malfunctioned in a ground-levunit when the electric stove was turned on, Fire Chief Robert Stoker said. There were no injuries, and the situation was contained and power was restored to five out of the six units by 8: 10 p.m. Stoker estimated the costs to cover damage to total $1,000. Flames and smoke burst from the breaker box, which caused the entire building to lose power. The women in the apartment evacuated their room before ' l i ?Ca el For a video interview with Fire Chief Robert Stoker and additional pictures from the Avalon Apartments fire, visit DixieSunNews.com. S2Z fireman briefs students outside the Avalon Apartments while crews inspect the units A fire started inside a breaker box of a the ground floor of the apartment building Monday, which caused the power in the entire building to shut off A calling 911, Stoker said. Dani Bartholf, a freshman business major from Gilbert, Arizona, was watching The Bachelor with her roommates when the fire i r: IjP v MORE NEWS news broadcast online at SouthernUtahLive.com DIXIE SUN NEWS Editor-in-Chi- ef Spencer Ricks, News Editor Drayson Ball, Sports Editor Markee Heckenliable, Features Editor Jalen Jones, Photo Editor Emily Fisher, Social Media Editor Nijat Aliyev, Copy Editor Dallin Spackman, Ad el started in the laundry room of their apartment. We heard a loud pop, and then all the lights went out, Bartholf said. I saw flames, and then I sprinted out. There was a lot of smoke, and the walls were black. All the occupants of the building had evacuated the building when the fire department arrived, Stoker said. Upon our arrival, we found a lot of burned wires and some breakers burned with some in the unit, Stoker said. The breaker in the breaker panel did not trip, and it activated the power back to the transformer . which, in turn, shut the power off for the BY MARY SMITH TNS Never mind the statistics and grim improbabilities. 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Across the country, there have been quite a few devastating fires at college dormitories and a large number of lives lost at these instances, so we try to respond with extra manpower if there are fires at an apartment complex like this,. Stoker said. Stoker said a normal response for a structure fire includes three engines and one ladder truck. But since many of the firefighters were at their weekly training meeting, eight engines record-breakin- g $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot thats driving a national frenzy is all about dreams, not cold, harsh reality. Talk to a statistician or mathematician in search of secrets to increase your odds of becoming the next Powerball multimillionaire, and you'll likely feel sheepish as you plunk down $2 for Wednesday's almost unfathomable jackpot. There's just little you can do to increase your odds, except maybe choose numbers that others won't choose so you don't have to share the winnings, said University of Minnesota mathematician Doug Arnold. unTon and two ladder trucks were at the scene, Stoker said. Bartholf said she was surprised the fire alarm didnt go off. There may not have been enough smoke to cause the (fire) alarm to activate, Stoker said. With electrical fires like this one, the smell can be really bad, but there often isnt enough smoke to effect the alarms. Power was restored to all of the apartment units except the unit where the fire started, and most of the students were able to return to their rooms. The women from the unit where the fire started found other places to stay until the power com- pany could fix the damage, Stoker said. DSUSA continued from page 1 The student life branch sent out a survey asking students what they want from their activity planners. 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