TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Some University of Arizona students were displaced from their dorm following a fire on Thursday, Oct. 9.

The Tucson Fire Department confirmed crews were called to the Gila Residence Hall, located at 1009 East James E. Rogers Way, for a small fire.

The TFD said the dorm’s sprinkler system put out the flames before crews arrived. There were no reported injuries.

Some of the students had to find a new place to sleep on Thursday, and 13 News reached out to the university to see what is being done for those affected.

It was the second issue involving a sprinkler system at the school this year.

On Aug. 23, a sprinkler at the Arizona-Sonora Dorm was damaged by a student.

The school said the student was playing with an empty five-gallon water jug, which caused a lar

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