G. I. Dormitory at University Burns
One frame dormitory was destroyed and three others threatened by fire which did damage in the amount of $100,000 to the Fort Trumbull, Conn., branch of the University of Connecticut on January 24. More than 250 students were routed from their rooms by the fire which was fought in a swirling snowstorm and near zero temperature.
The Typhoon building, housing 125 students, was destroyed and another dormitory, known as Red Jacket, was left uninhabitable because of severe water damage. Firemen from the New London Fire Department, under command of Chief Thomas H. Shipman, with additional aid from Waterford, fought the blaze for two hours.
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