Car fire erupts on campus

Campus Safety and local fire department extinguish blaze.

Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief • February 16, 2023

Firefighters put out a car fire on campus.

Photo courtesy of Courtesy of Campus Safety

On Feb. 16 around 1:30 p.m. Campus Safety was notified of smoke under the soccer field coming from a staff member’s car that caught fire.

Campus Safety, the sprinkler system and the local fire department extinguished the car fire. There were no injuries nor damage to other cars. Campus Safety and Facilities Management inspected the soccer field and found no damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Associate Vice President and Chief of Campus Safety John Ojeisekhoba sent an email to the Biola community informing them of the car fire and encouraging students to call Campus Safety at (526) 777- 4000 if they ever see heavy smoke around campus.

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Hannah Larson, Editor-in-Chief

Hannah Larson is a junior journalism major who loves novels, California redwoods and strawberry smoothies. I was born and raised in San Marcos, a small town in southern California where horses graze in fenced pastures and fields of sunflowers burst into bloom every spring. As much as I love SoCal, there is something special about taking a road trip to see the redwoods up north—you just can’t beat camping along the gorgeous Pacific coast. I started writing for my high school paper when I was a junior and discovered a passion for reporting local news and crafting feature pieces, which drove me to pursue journalism in college. I took a staff writer position with the Chimes news section my sophomore year at Biola and loved seeing an article come together from initial interviews to final edits. The following semester, I joined the team as a news editor and dove into a new world of tight deadlines and investigative research. I look forward to leading The Chimes this year as we move into a new season of print media.