My landlord is the balls

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's 12-minute delay in reporting a growing fire risked the lives of 15 firefighters, the city's fire chief and fire union president said Tuesday.

The tense relationship between the fire department and the university over financial support for additional firefighters grew more strained when the battle to extinguish a laboratory fire sent 15 firefighters to the hospital Monday night to be tested for possible exposure to toxic chemicals.
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"It's another example of RPI not caring about the safety of its community, its students," Chief Thomas Garrett said.

"It's only a matter of time before something worse happens there. That responsibility rests solely on Shirley Jackson's shoulders," Garrett said, referring to RPI's president.

Thanks to TheDiva for finding this article.

Wowy zowy... first swine flu hits RPI, then a chemical fire in J-Rowl? I leave Troy for one summer and bleep hits the fan. And Garrett, my landlord, feeds Shirley to the the local media too? I wish I could have been there to see this. Next time I go up I'm buying him a beer. Only if he lets me ride in the engine first... no romo.