Fire results in building evacuations

lassrooms and offices in Herter and Bartlett halls were evacuated Tuesday morning after an electrical fire in an underground passageway broke out around 9 a.m.

     The fire was caused by an overheated motor in a ventilation shaft.

      Power was shut off to both buildings and about 300 people evacuated the structures. Firefighters extinguished the fire by 9:17 a.m., but it took several hours to vent the heavy smoke from Bartlett Hall.

      No injuries were reported.