After fire closes K-State’s Hale Library, damages ‘Great Room,’ KU steps in to help
Yes, you read that correctly: KU has been helping out rival K-State.
"There are countless teams working to bring us back to full operational status," Myers wrote in a Friday letter. "Our friends at the
Fire broke out on the roof of K-State's main library Tuesday afternoon. The library houses the university's information technology services, and email and online student and employee systems went down after the fire.
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That's when KU stepped in to help with data recovery.
Internet connectivity was restored to all but one university building by Thursday afternoon, as were the various online services. But K-State updates show the library remains closed with no timeline for reopening.
Investigators determined roof work accidentally caused the fire, the
University officials released photos taken on Thursday showing some of the damage inside the library. They show damage to the ceiling and walls and several inches of water pooled on the floor of the "
The library's carpeted first floor still had pooled water two days after the fire was extinguished. Broken ceiling tiles littered the floor and tables.
"Our land-grant ethos requires that we take setbacks in stride and continue to strive for growth and progress," Myers said. "The fire in
"Together, they saved our library, the heart and soul of our university. Academics, student life, research and social interaction all converge in the heart of campus. Thank you to those who responded to save our historical building and its priceless contents."
This was not the first fire to ravage a major K-State building, university records show.
The 1968 fire in the castle-like
The song has since become a second, unofficial fight song for the marching band.
The interior of Holtz Hall, then the chemistry building, was destroyed by fire in 1900 and reopened 11 years later.
In 1934, a fire destroyed
Earlier this year, the sprinkler system put out an overnight fire caused by a faulty fan at Wefald Hall, the university's year-old dormitory.
In 2008, a tornado struck
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