Firefighters extinguish fire at Wildermuth Center

Crews are still investigating the cause of a fire which destroyed about half an acre of the Ora L. Wildermuth Center roof on Wednesday.

A fire on the southwest side of the Ora L. Wildermuth Center is estimated to have caused about $100,000 to $500,000 worth of damage, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger.

After smelling smoke, HPER staff members called IU Police Department and the Bloomington Fire Department at about 4 p.m., Minger said. All staff members had evacuated the building by the time IUPD arrived.

The fire department cut a hole in the roof to allow water to distinguish the fire.

Seventh Street was closed until about 6 p.m.

The fire department will continue to investigate the cause of the fire as well as decide what type of clean up will be needed throughout the rest of the week.

"When something like this occurs, we notify the physical plant and they assess and decide what type of clean up will be needed," Minger said.