A halogen floor-lamp blew up, setting a rug and several electrical wires on fire around 7:30 p.m. last night at Kirkland House.
Students evacuated the house and no one was injured in the incident.
The small fire charred part of the floor of Kirkland L-21 and filled the room with smoke.
The fire occurred near a computer, and wires leading from the machine were ignited by sparks from the exploding lamp. The wires then burned through the rug and to the floor.
The Cambridge Fire Department sent a full first alarm company, including two ladder trucks, three engine companies and a heavy rescue truck, according to Acting Deputy Chief Stephen J. Boyle.
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"That's standard for this kind of building," Boyle said.
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