Firefighters Extinguish Trash Can Fire in UMD's Stamp Student Union

University officials and firefighters have now given the all clear for the area.

Posted Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm ET|Updated Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 6:24 pm ET

Firefighters were called to University of Maryland's Stamp Student Union Thursday to extinguish a trash can fire, authorities said.

According to Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady, the small blaze occurred in a ballroom at the facility.

The fire was extinguished shortly before 1 p.m.

"Some smoke removal" was required, Brady said, but no injuries were reported.

In a university-wide alert sent around 12:45 p.m., administrators urged people to avoid the area as firefighters completed their work.

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