Fire causes $100K damages to KA fraternity house in Fulton

July 22, 2011 at 9:45 a.m. | Updated July 22, 2011 at 9:45 a.m.

A ServPro truckbed is capturing debris tossed from the third floor of the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, 602 Westminster Ave, Thursday after a 2:40 a.m. fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damages. No one was injured but the house sustained smoke and water damage on on three floors.
A ServPro truckbed is capturing debris tossed from the third floor of the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, 602 Westminster Ave, Thursday after a 2:40 a.m. fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damages. No one was injured but the house sustained smoke and water damage on on three floors.

No one was injured but there was an estimated $100,000 damages in an early morning interior fire Thursday at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, 602 Westminster Ave.

Fulton Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Coffelt said when firemen arrived at 2:40 a.m. Thursday smoke was coming from a third floor window of the three-story brick fraternity house.

Firemen located flames and smoke in the third floor hallway of the structure.

Firemen extinguished the fire and made a complete search of the building and found no victims.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.