Police Beat — November 8, 2011
Fire department responds to fraternity house fire caused by delivery truck
The fire department was dispatched to the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at 24 Stewart Road at 12:31 p.m. in response to an electrical fire.
The fire at the fraternity house started when a delivery truck damaged a line that connected to the house.
"It was electrical," battalion chief Stephen Sapp said. "It happened when there was a surge. The electrical system had a condition where it was discharging on the wood, but we didn't actually have open flames. There was a fair amount of smoke that went throughout the building."
Minor charring occurred on the floor boards.
No one was injured.