House fire displaces 10 UW-Whitewater students
WHITEWATER—A fire at an off-campus duplex Tuesday afternoon displaced 10 UW-Whitewater students, according to the university.
The fire at 406 Center St. started about 3:40 p.m., said Sgt. Mike Ciardo, emergency management coordinator for the city. He did not know a cause of the small fire or where exactly it was located in the home.
Fire Chief Howard Higgins could not be reached before deadline. A damage estimate was not available.
Students may have lost books, coursework and personal computers in the fire, according to the university.
The property’s owner is working with his insurance company to offer the students temporary housing at a local hotel, said Assistant Chancellor for Student Affairs Barb Jones.
The Red Cross is also involved in providing shelter for the students at the Amerihost Hotel, Ciardo said.
Some of the students may be able to move back into half of the duplex within the next week, according to the university.
This is the second fire involving students this month. On Nov. 12, an early morning fire badly damaged the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house, leaving 10 fraternity brothers without a dwelling. Five people living at the TKE house were students.
There were no injuries in Tuesday’s fire.
Nov 29, 2007 at 12:41 p.m.
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i wasnt complaining- i was informing... the way i see it, if the people that complain, need to complain about the paper, why even read it? if you hate it so much, seriously? why read the paper?
anyways
i see they fixed it to say tuesday- good job gazette!
Nov 28, 2007 at 2:20 p.m.
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Gazette, thanks for bringing me, a college student who is no longer in Janesville, this news. Great job, keep it up.
Don't mind these "hobbist complainers"!
Nov 28, 2007 at 1:58 p.m.
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just another mistake the jvl paper has made since it became better and improved--rrriiiggghhhtt
Nov 28, 2007 at 1:08 p.m.
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The fire was actually on Tuesday 11/27, not Monday.
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