Police, fire departments respond to blaze at Evermann Apartments

A “significant” fire at Evermann Apartments, 2001 East Lingelbach Lane, gutted one room Wednesday afternoon but resulted in no injuries or further damages.\nIU Police Department officers were dispatched to the four-story limestone building at about 1:15 p.m after a fire alarm was triggered. Officers and members of the fire department discovered thick clouds of black smoke in the hallways when they arrived at the scene, IUPD Capt. Jerry Minger said.\nWhile the smoke reached other parts of the complex, the fire was contained to room No. 330, which was unoccupied at the time, Minger said. He said the room was “gutted” by the blaze, apparently caused by a window fan that caught on fire. Minger added the fire probably did not spread because of the room’s cinder-block walls. \nThe fire was promptly extinguished and officers went door-to-door evacuating many of the rooms.