University of Kansas students at the Sigma Chi fraternity house evacuated safely late Tuesday morning after firefighters responded to smoke at the house, 1439 Tennessee St., Lawrence, Kan.
Following reports of smoke, fire crews were on scene at 11:36 a.m. and declared all clear at 12:30 p.m. The fire appears to have been contained to the third floor in an area that houses a bedroom and bathroom.
University of Kansas students who live at the Sigma Chi fraternity house were able to return to their home Tuesday evening, according to a university spokesman.
Of the house’s 74 residents, only four of the men will have to relocate to other rooms at Sigma Chi.
The chapter house is home to 74 men and is located east of the campus. Sigma Chi has been at the University of Kansas since 1884. It moved into the house at 1439 Tennessee St. in 1922, when the oldest portion of the house was completed.