The fire call that resulted in a UConn student's death Sunday was a false alarm.

A university spokeswoman said the alarm was "unfounded." Stephanie Reitz said UConn is currently reviewing what     activated the alarm. She said it was not a malfunction.

Pally, 19, was run over by a Chevy Tahoe driven by a member of the UConn Fire Department about 1 a.m. as the driver was responding to the alarm,state police have said.

That alarm originated from a campus-owned building about 200 yards from the fire station, Reitz said. Fire alarm        signals on campus go directly to the fire department dispatch center. The alarm Sunday was triggered automatically,  not manually, she said.

When fire personnel arrived at the scene, they found no fire and reset the alarm.

Just before she was struck, Pally was "seated on the ground with her back against the exterior portion" of one of the  doors at the back of fire department's garage, according to the state police report.

As the Tahoe's driver, Capt. Dana Barrow Jr., the shift commander, was preparing to respond to the call at 100 North    Eagle-ville Road, the doors opened, causing Pally to fall backward. Barrow's Tahoe ran over Pally, killing her, the report says. Authorities have not said whether they've determined why Pally was seated behind the fire station.

When the personnel, including Barrow, returned from the call after a "relatively short amount of time," they found      Pally's body, Reitz added. She was unclear what time they returned. They performed first aid and notified UConn        police.

UConn police in turn notified the Tolland state's attorney's office. Investigators from that office then called in state      police, who responded about 2:48 a.m., Trooper Kelly Grant said.