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Student almost falls through second floor window
Matthew Lewis
Issue date: 11/7/07 Section: News
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A Lorain County Community College student avoided a 15-foot fall out of the second floor window of the physical science building and sustained no injuries when the glass he was leaning on gave way on Friday, Oct. 26, according to security reports.
Security officials indicated their office was contacted at 10:30 a.m. and informed that a student had nearly fallen through the window and broken glass was scattered around the window.
According to responding officer Adam Loring's report, he entered the room and saw the broken window and the student being comforted by his peers. When asked to describe the scene as he arrived, Loring said, "The student was very shaken up. He almost went through the window."
The five witness reports explained that the student had been leaning on the window when it gave way without warning, and he stuck out his arms, managing to catch himself. According to Loring's report, "[The student] grabbed the brick portion of the wall and the black strip that divides the windows and pulled himself from the window."
Most of the student reports claimed that very little pressure had been put on the window. When asked about the age of the window, Robert Flyer, physical plant operations director, said, "As far as we know, it's original to the building, so 40 plus years."
In spite the age of the window, Flyer said that the window's integrity is not in question. "It would take some considerable pressure to break," Flyer explained. He said that the cost to replace the window would be around $450. "When something unplanned like this happens, it puts money in a pinch," Flyer said.
According to Loring, the class was almost over and it was the last class in that room for the day, allowing clean up and covering of the window to begin without interrupting any class time.
Security officials indicated their office was contacted at 10:30 a.m. and informed that a student had nearly fallen through the window and broken glass was scattered around the window.
According to responding officer Adam Loring's report, he entered the room and saw the broken window and the student being comforted by his peers. When asked to describe the scene as he arrived, Loring said, "The student was very shaken up. He almost went through the window."
The five witness reports explained that the student had been leaning on the window when it gave way without warning, and he stuck out his arms, managing to catch himself. According to Loring's report, "[The student] grabbed the brick portion of the wall and the black strip that divides the windows and pulled himself from the window."
Most of the student reports claimed that very little pressure had been put on the window. When asked about the age of the window, Robert Flyer, physical plant operations director, said, "As far as we know, it's original to the building, so 40 plus years."
In spite the age of the window, Flyer said that the window's integrity is not in question. "It would take some considerable pressure to break," Flyer explained. He said that the cost to replace the window would be around $450. "When something unplanned like this happens, it puts money in a pinch," Flyer said.
According to Loring, the class was almost over and it was the last class in that room for the day, allowing clean up and covering of the window to begin without interrupting any class time.
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