Bad news at EIU — Blair Hall burns

“Larry Smith” reports

the following:

/Dear God, this is awful. A fire that lasted for at least six hours
has ruined Eastern?s third oldest building, collapsing its roof and
destroying mounds of scholarly research by EIU professors.
Thankfully no one was hurt. Early indications are that a worker?s
blowtorch may have started the fire. And, in yet another Eastern
moment, BLAIR HALL HAD NO SPRINKLERS TO STOP THE FIRE! Argh! A
beautiful building is destroyed. Larry wonders if there?s enough
money around to restore it? /

Damn! I don’t think I ever took a class at Blair Hall, but I certainly
mourn it’s passing. If there is going to be a fund set up to collect
money to restore the building, then someone needs to set up some sort of
PayPal account.