A room fire February 25 on the top floor of Grossman set off sprinklers that soaked all three floors of the residence hall and left 37 students without a place to sleep. The College responded with extra shifts for clean-up crews and security officers as well as overtime work for a downtown laundry and dry-cleaning business. Some students found a place to sleep with friends on campus; more than half were put up at Colby's expense at a local motel. After PPD crews worked through the night alongside a special contractor brought in to take care of the smoke damage, students were thrilled to find all but one room ready for occupancy the following day.