Lightning-caused fire out at eastern Iowa college

Lightning-caused fire out at eastern Iowa college
September 07, 2012 14:01 GMT

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MOUNT VERNON, Iowa (AP) -- A school spokesman says firefighters have put out a fire that damaged a classroom building at Cornell College in the eastern Iowa city of Mount Vernon.

College spokesman Jamie Kelly said a few firefighters were still on the scene Friday morning, checking for hot spots. Police say a lightning strike started the blaze just after 3:30 a.m., and several nearby fire departments were called for help. No injuries have been reported.

Kelly says no one was in College Hall when it was struck. He says a bell cupola atop the building was destroyed, and there was some fire damage in the attic. Kelly says the building was built in 1857.

Cornell College's website says Cornell is a private, liberal arts school with an enrollment of nearly 1,200.

Source: http://www.kgan.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.ia/32498d0f-www.kgan.com.shtml

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