Welcome to college, freshmen! Time to live on your own, learn on your own, and hopefully not burn the house down.
Welcome to college, freshmen! Time to live on your own, learn on your own, and hopefully not burn the house down.
It seems that last bit was a bit much for this group of college students at Chico State University in CA.
Here’s details via CHICO:
CHICO >> An early-morning fire at a fraternity-owned residence has displaced two Chico State University students.
At approximately 3:10 a.m. Friday, a passerby called 9-1-1 to report flames coming from a structure owned by Sigma Chi International Fraternity in the 700 block of West Fourth Street, according to the Chico Fire Department.
The porch was completely in flames when firefighters arrived, said Chico fire apparatus engineer Ken Smith, who was first on scene. Firefighters “hit it hard” and were able to knock down the fire quickly and keep the flames mostly to the exterior of the two-story structure.
The building, which houses two students on the top floor and serves as a meeting area downstairs, sustained significant fire and smoke damage, and some of the fire made its way to the attic, said Chico fire inspector Rick Doane.
Students living in the two apartments in the building will be unable to stay there.
The building, which sits behind Sigma Chi’s main house, is boarded up and the porch and roof need to be replaced, Doane said.
According to the Chico Fire Department, the fire started in a sofa-sleeper that had been placed outdoors and underneath a wooden walkway.
Well if that story wasn’t gripping enough, some genius managed to capture the entire night in a Snapchat story and then upload it to the internet so we can all watch in horror as a great party turns into a great mess.
