Yale Daily News

Updated: Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:35 p.m.

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Flame retardant mishap closes Calhoun dining for a night

Staff Reporter
Published Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Hungry Hounies looking for dinner Tuesday night were turned away from their dining hall doors by what a posted sign characterized as “unforeseen circumstances.”

Around 4 p.m., hood fire protection systems in the basement kitchen of the Calhoun College dining hall sprayed flame retardants throughout the room, although a fire had not actually broken out, Charles Bennett, assistant director of Yale University Dining Services, said.

“It did kind of squelch our plans for dinner,” he said Tuesday evening. “Food that was exposed was discarded. Employees are cleaning it up...

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