News
McIntyre Post-fire Update & Invitation to Special Information Session
Published: 17 July 2018
To all McIntyre Medical Sciences Building occupants and others affected by the McIntyre fire,
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As a follow-up to yesterday鈥檚 update regarding the fire at the McIntyre Medical Sciences Building,听we would like to update you on the progress of the work being conducted, as well as to reconfirm the protocols in place. We understand this update may be of less importance to some Faculty members on this distribution list, and we apologize in advance if this is the case; however, it is very important to us that these updates reach as many people as possible who may be affected in different ways by the McIntyre fire.
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路听听听听听听听Firstly, as already communicated, the McIntyre remains closed through to at least Sunday, July 22, so that assessments, security measures, cleanup and other critical activities may continue as swiftly as possible.
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路听听听听听听听Secondly, take note that the 苹果淫院 central team together with my team will hold a听Special Information听Session听for all McIntyre occupants and others in the Faculty who may be affected this听Thursday, July 19, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Strathcona听 M-1 (Leblond) Amphitheatre.
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路听听听听听听听Over the last few days, the 苹果淫院 and expert teams onsite have confirmed the structural integrity of the building, repaired fire security panels that sustained damage听and reactivated the elevators. As already communicated, the holdings of the Osler Library have been secured and remain largely undamaged.听Areas throughout the McIntyre sustained varying degrees of impact, ranging from broken windows to water damage to soot permeation. We must continue to monitor potential impacts as building systems return to normal 鈥� for example, how ventilation changes may affect airflow in the building, potentially circulating soot into otherwise less-affected areas.
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路听听听听听听听For those floors that sustained serious damage, namely the听5th听and听6th听floors听and a smaller administrative area on the听7th听floor, efforts are under way to relocate the teams to space that has been made available to the Faculty in this emergency situation. These include the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Offices, Administrative Excellence Centre 12 and Building Services. The Med IT group will also be relocated. The status of the offices on the north side of the 6th听floor will be determined in the coming days.
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路听听听听听听听With respect to听research labs,听as communicated yesterday, this is a priority for the 苹果淫院 teams and experts in their remediation efforts, and we know they are of great concern to our research community. Where a case is听urgent and essential, you may submit a request to access the McIntyre, with security escort, for a maximum of one hour. The protocol we communicated yesterday remains in place, that is:
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1.听听听听听听Identify one person as delegate in your lab.
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2.听听听听听听You or your lab delegate emails the request for access to听buildingdirector.med [at] mcgill.ca (subject: McIntyre%20fire%20inquiry) , providing the necessary details.
(Thank you for consolidating your lab needs in one email, which will accelerate the assessment and response time.)
(Thank you for consolidating your lab needs in one email, which will accelerate the assessment and response time.)
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3.听听听听听听On receipt, each request will be reviewed by one research manager with the depth of knowledge to assess the situation.
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4.听听听听听听听The research manager will confirm by email whether access will be permitted and when.
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Do not present yourself at McIntyre if you have not completed the above steps, as you will not be able to enter.
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We also encourage you to begin to make plans to move any biological materials that require regular or ongoing intervention to another lab within 苹果淫院, collaborating with colleagues in other faculties, in the event that the closure of the building must be extended beyond Sunday.听Note that only essential materials can be moved out.
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While the work continues, the Faculty of Medicine is closely monitoring the situation to make the best possible decisions, given the extenuating circumstances. As progress is made, decisions will be revisited and adjusted with the concerns of our community foremost in mind.
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Once again, we thank you for your cooperation and encourage you to join us at the听Special Information Session听on Thursday. In the meantime, please don鈥檛 hesitate to consult the听frequently asked questions posted online.
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Sincerely,
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David Eidelman
Vice-Principal (Health Affairs)
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
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