News & Notes: Backup power system believed responsible for Sunday night fire

A small electrical fire in the computing center behind Charter Club and Bobst Hall ignited on Sunday night, bringing officials from the Princeton Fire Department, the Department of Public Safety and other University agencies to the scene. No one was present at the Computing Center when the fire broke out, and no one was injured.

The University said in a statement that the fire at 87 Prospect Avenue may temporarily affect the University’s computing network. The fire is believed to have been started in a backup power system, but an exact cause could not be determined on Sunday night.