Photo by Jenny Gerow

Fire causes damage

A small fire in the roof of Maury Hall on April 12, sparked by workers using heat guns to remove paint, was quickly contained. No one was injured, and damage was mostly limited to the building’s façade and the ceiling of one office. Damage estimates were not available early this week, said University fire marshall Tim Ritchey.

Heat from the paint-removing guns ignited some cotton behind the wooden facing just under Maury’s roof. The building was briefly evacuated while two engines from the Charlottesville Fire Department, on the scene in minutes, extinguished the fire. The building reopened by 3 p.m., less than two hours after the fire was reported.