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SN-Mt. Union new $1.1 mil house burns
ALLIANCE - A fire that started at 1 p.m. Sunday in a rubber trash barrel beside the Mount Union College Sigma Nu fraternity building at 1328 S. Union Ave. temporarily displaced 22 students.
The fire caused $150,000 damage to the new building and $25,000 to contents, said Fire Chief James Reese. The building was completed during the summer and students moved in in late September, said Harry Paidas, vice president of Mount Union College.
Reese said the fire burned through the side of the trash barrel, igniting the siding. It spread upward to the soffits on the third floor, where it entered the roof area, damaging many of the trusses. He said the students would not be permitted to stay in the house until fire inspectors check for structural damage and necessary repairs are made.
The building cost $1.1 million to construct and the contents were valued at $400,000 Reese said.
Students used fire extinguishers to battle the blaze but were unsuccessful. One student, suffering from smoke inhalation, was taken to Alliance Community Hospital for precautionary reasons. He was treated and released.
The students will be housed in empty rooms in other dorms, Paidas said.
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