Updated Monday morning:
More details have been released regarding a Sunday afternoon fire at Willard Hall on Mid Campus Drive, on the K-State campus. Manhattan Fire Department authorities indicate upon arrival crews found room 318 full of smoke with an acetylene torch that was on fire on the floor.
Crews extinguished the fire with an extinguisher and the building was ventilated. The cause was determined to be accidental due to a faulty torch head. Fire loss is listed as $150 to the torch and no loss to the structure.
As earlier reported a minor injury was reported, with one individual treated at the scene for a small burn to the hand.
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KMAN received word of a small fire in Willard Hall on K-State’s campus.
According to Assistant Chief, Sam Dameron, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 1211 Mid Campus Drive shortly after 3 p.m. Sunday for a fire alarm. When MFD crews arrived, the found smoke coming from room number 318 of Willard Hall. The fire was reportedly confined to a small area and it was quickly extinguished.
According to Dameron, Five fire apparatus and 15 personnel responded to the fire. One individual was treated and released on scene by Riley County Emergency Medical Service for a small burn to the hand.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
