6A Monday, January 26, 2004 Faculty/Staff are invited to attend one of the noted sessions to hear more from Transportation Services Director Rod Weis regarding the new proposed parking system plan: Thursday, January 29 10:00 am-11:30 am or 11:30 am-1:00 pm 110 Koldus or 5:00 pm-6:30 pm 111 Koldus Friday, January 30 1:30 pm-3:00 pm, 3:30 piii-5:00 pm or 5:00 pm-6:30 pm 110 Koldus TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY Transportation Services transport. tamu. edu nati THE BATTau vATI [HE I People jump from windows l P ( flee South Carolina motel fu^ 1 By Jeffrey Collins THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREENVILLE, S.C. — Fire broke out in a five-story motel early Sunday while guests were asleep, killing six and forcing others to leap from windows or climb down bed sheets to safety, authorities said. At least a dozen people were injured, including at least five in critical condition at a burn unit in Augusta, Ga. Guests and authorities said smoke tilled the motel quickly, sending guests in their pajamas into a chaotic scramble for the exits and a cold rain outside. “I opened the door and all we saw was smoke,” said Donessa Wilson, who said she and her boyfriend were awakened on the fourth floor by a tire alarm and then heard a woman running down the hall screaming. The Comfort Inn had stand pipes and wall-mounted hoses in the hallways and stairwells, but none had been activated and no fire extinguishers were used before emergency crews arrived, said Wade Hampton Fire Chief Gary Downey. He didn't know the last time the building was inspected but said it was not required to have sprinklers. “If there had been sprinkler systems in the hallways, proba bly the fatalities and injuries would not have been near what they were,” Downey said. The blaze began about 4 a.m. on the third floor of the hotel, which had 46 regis tered guests. The cause was under investigation. All the bodies were found on the third floor. A young boy was found lying close to the body of a woman, along with two other women found in the hall, Greenville County Coroner Parks Evans said. Two more people — a man and a woman — were found in separate rooms, Evans said. The smoke overcame the vic tims so quickly that at least two of them appeared to have fallen as they were walking or running down the hall, some of them dis oriented and moving toward where the fire was most intense, Evans said. Those injured suffered from smoke inhalation, bums and cuts received trying to get out the windows, Downey said. Wilson said she called the front desk and was told to escape down the front stairwell. “We couldn’t see. There were people falling all over each other. We just kept going until we saw some light," she said. Greenville County Sheriff’s SOURCES Associated Press, ESR | Sgt. Shea Smith said raq arrived before firefighter ran into the building to people, but they couldoj past the second floor becan >QW the smoke.H “The people that came ‘ )0SS their rooms, they didm much of a chance,” Doi said. “They get the smoke: 1)3PI in there, and they panic panic takes over for them.' Downey said some peop upper floors lowered them to the ground using bedshee? others jumped from the wind All the victims appear: have been sleeping whenth started, Evans said Greenville, the homed Jones University, is abou miles northwest of ColumJhat he arge q TBLI! Secrete leld aturdi lot ha' >f mas: Powe nents he oul veapor NEWS IN BRIEF Newspaper finds minorities face more police violence as well as more than 1.3 million crime dal records, court testimony, surveillance i 911 tapes and police reports. AUSTIN (AP) — Austin police officers used violent tactics against blacks and Hispanics at a higher rate than they did against whites between 1998 and 2003, the Austin American- Statesman reported Sunday. Blacks were 100 percent more likely than whites to be met with police violence, while Hispanics were 25 percent more likely, accord ing to the newspaper’s analysis. The newspaper looked at 6,447 “use of force" reports Austin police officers are required to file, One hostage released froir prison guard tower iiologic Powe he U tepose Hussei )ut adc hat ne Almo: since P J.N. Si le acc J.N. we raq inv Jecade BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) — One of two cor tional officers held hostage by two inmate nearly a week climbed down from a pt guard tower to safety Saturday. The inmates took the guards hostage; Jan. 18 in the tower at the Arizona State Complex-Lewis, in Buckeye west of Phoenj Sum nsu BAGI nsurge he voli Bac soldier: md r \meric hat k wound north o I60I Colli FACULTY/STAFF MEMBERSHIPS—Now has never been a better time to check out Rec Center memberships. Rec Sports makes living a healthier life even easier with bank draft options for membership and locker payments. SALE! UNLIMITED Aerobics Passes—Last day on sale at Member Services! Save $10 off the regular price TODAY! Have unlimited access to our always convenient, always fun classes. Over 80 classes are offered each week! Regular price resumes tomorrow. Don't, miss this! Get a Job with Rec Sports! Personal Trainers—Now hiring certified personal trainers to serve on our Rec Sports staff. Contact Jerod Wilson at 845-3058 for more information and application details. Lifeguards—Pick up an application located on the pool deck now through January 29. 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