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Oscar Gurtgorter
post Aug 14 2012, 06:54 AM
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One of the apartment units across from PNC is fully involved. Just drivin' by
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post Aug 14 2012, 07:32 AM
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Whoa. Hopefully everyone is OK!
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post Aug 14 2012, 09:48 AM
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LaPorte County Emergency Management The information we have received from LaPorte County 911 is that there have been no injuries reported at this time. We will keep posting updates as we receive them.
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post Aug 14 2012, 09:49 AM
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LaPorte County Emergency Management The information we have received from LaPorte County 911 is that there have been no injuries reported at this time. We will keep posting updates as we receive them.

I drove by there about 10AM. The fire is out and traffic is moving smoothly along 421 but the apartment unit is a total loss.
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post Aug 14 2012, 10:03 AM
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Whoa. Hopefully everyone is OK!

chanel 16 said no one hurt
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post Aug 14 2012, 12:23 PM
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http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte...cea8f17dd6.html

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A Tuesday morning fire quickly engulfed an apartment building at University Village across from Purdue North Central near Westville.

All 16 units in the wood frame structure with a partial brick exterior were either destroyed or damaged. No injuries were reported.

According to firefighters, a tenant in a lower level apartment where the fire started woke up to a smoke detector going off about 6:30 a.m.

Others were then alerted and began pounding on doors in the two-story building.

"They were extremely lucky. There could have been fatalities," said Cass-Clinton firefighter John Sullivan.

Westville Fire Chief Sean Jacks said the fire quickly moved up into the roof where it then spread even faster.

"It transgressed into the entire roof of the structure," said Jacks.

There were several open spots on the charred roof with rafters exposed where the flames burned through.

Smoke from the blaze could be seen from Michigan City, about 5 miles to the north of PNC.

Jacks said several aerial trucks from Westville, Michigan City and Coolspring Township were brought in to help battle the blaze. He said all of the residents evacuated prior to the arrival of firefighters, who went inside the units to make sure everyone was accounted for.

Among the displaced residents were James Coleman, 39, and his wife, Andrea Coleman, 34.

James Coleman said he woke up to pounding on his upstairs apartment door but thought it was kids playing a joke.

He then spotted a little smoke.

"We thought it would be put out in a matter of minutes but it kept going. It was horrible," said Coleman.

"It's a disaster. You've got to feel sorry for everybody and their families and their kids. It's just a disaster," said Andrea Coleman.

"No one got hurt. That's the good thing about it," she said.

Smoke coming out of the roof drew the attention of Carrie Ponce, who lives in an apartment about 100 yards from building hit by fire.

"It was like a huge cloud. You could smell it over in my apartment building," said Ponce.

Jacks said the cause of the fire was not known but an investigation would soon begin.

He estimated the loss in the several hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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post Aug 14 2012, 01:10 PM
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LaPorte County Emergency Management We would like to thank Kelly Carter Mathias for sharing the above picture with us. Spoke with the Westville Fire Chief, Sean Jacks, and the fire is out at this time. There were no reported injuries.
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post Aug 14 2012, 03:50 PM
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QUOTE(Oscar Gurtgorter @ Aug 14 2012, 07:54 AM) *

One of the apartment units across from PNC is fully involved. Just drivin' by


At first when I heard the wail of sirens this morning, I thought it was a chain reaction car pile up on 421 because of the thick fog. Only when I drove by there later, did I see the missing roof of one of the burned out units. I mean, they just built those homes like a year or so.
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post Aug 20 2012, 02:44 PM
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PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN!

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/laporte...427a387e7a.html

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WESTVILLE | The Purdue University North Central Office of Student Activities and the Center for Service Learning & Leadership are working to coordinate a clothing, household items and furniture drive to support those families effected by the University Village fire on Tuesday.

Items can be dropped off at the following locations:

Library‐Student‐Faculty Building (LSF) Loading Dock

Dean of Student’s Office (LSF 103)

Bursar’s Office (Schwarz Hall 127)

North Entrance of the Technology Building

Gift cards to local merchants will also be accepted and can be dropped off at the Dean of Student’s Office (Library‐Student‐Faculty Building Room 103) or the Bursar’s Office (Schwarz Hall Room 127) or by mailing them to Purdue University, 1401 S U.S. 421, Westville, IN 46391. Indicate that they are a donation to the University Park apartment fire efforts.

Anyone wanting to donate household furniture items should call (219) 785‐5267 to make arrangements for large items.

Items needed include twin, full and queen size beds; kitchen tables and chairs; couches and love seats, TVs and related electronics; and dressers.

Small household items needed include microwave ovens; coffee pots, toasters; toaster ovens; pots and pans; plates and glasses; silverware; mixing bowls; cooking utensils; vacuums; blankets, sheets and pillows; and towels and bathroom linens.

Clothing items needed include women's sizes 6-18; maternity sizes 6-14; men's clothing sizes medium to XXL; infant clothing 3 months to 18 months for boys; toddler clothes 2T to 4T for girls; and boys clothing sizes 6-12 (small to medium).

Also needed are household cleaning supplies and personal care items, including diapers.

For more details, go to http://www.pnc.edu/csll/.
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