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Ohio University Police Treating Fire On Campus As An Arson Case

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UPDATE: 1:16 p.m. The Ohio University Police Department said it is treating the investigation into an early morning fire on the roof of the Research and Technology Center building as an arson case.

OUPD Captain Brian Kapple said fire investigators with the Division of the State Fire Marshal were called in Friday morning to "process the crime scene."

Firefighters got the call at 12:27 a.m. Friday morning about the fire on the Ohio University campus.

According to Captain George Clinger with the Athens Fire Department, firefighters contained the blaze within an hour.

No one was injured in the fire and the damage was limited to a wooden structure on the roof that used to house a telescope.

Athens Fire Department officials said the fire caused approximately $4,000 in total damage.

The building remained open for classes Friday.


UPDATE: 12:36 p.m.

Fire investigators with the Division of State Fire Marshal are trying to figure out the cause of an early morning fire on the roof of a building on the Ohio University campus.

Firefighters got the call at 12:27 a.m. Friday morning about the fire at the Research and Technology Center building.

According to Captain George Clinger with the Athens Fire Department, firefighters contained the blaze within an hour.

No one was injured in the fire and the damage was limited to a wooden structure on the roof that used to house a telescope.

Athens Fire Department officials said the fire caused approximately $4,000 in total damage.

The building remained open for classes Friday.


Fire investigators are trying to figure out what caused an early morning fire on the roof of a building on the Ohio University campus.

Firefighters got the call at 12:27 a.m. Friday morning about the fire at the Research and Technology Center building.

According to Captain George Clinger with the Athens Fire Department, firefighters contained the blaze within an hour.

No one was injured in the fire and the damage was limited to a wooden telescope room on the roof.

The building remained open for classes Friday.