Phlogistons at the KA House
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A two-alarm fire badly damaged a fraternity house near Tulane University, leaving five students searching for a new home.
The residents, all undergraduate students at Tulane and members of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, were away for Winter Break at the time of the fire, said Kirby Newburger, president of the Kappa Alpha Alumni Inc., which owns the house on Audubon Street.
It took about 70 firefighters over an hour to exinguish the blaze, which started about 9 p.m. Monday, said acting fire cheif Victor LaCaba. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blaze, he said.
The residents, all undergraduate students at Tulane and members of Kappa Alpha Fraternity, were away for Winter Break at the time of the fire, said Kirby Newburger, president of the Kappa Alpha Alumni Inc., which owns the house on Audubon Street.
It took about 70 firefighters over an hour to exinguish the blaze, which started about 9 p.m. Monday, said acting fire cheif Victor LaCaba. Firefighters are investigating the cause of the blaze, he said.
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