Fire consumes Hillary Clinton's Terre Haute campaign office

TERRE HAUTE April 11, 2008 09:27 pm

— Terre Haute fire officials are investigating an early morning fire that destroyed the soon-to-open Hillary Clinton campaign office at 1426 S. Third St.
A passing motorist called 911 at 12:18 a.m. to report that the roof of the building was on fire, according to a fire department release. The witness then ran to the building and notified two workers inside the building who had no knowledge of the fire, the report states. Seconds after the occupants left the building, the fire came through the ceiling of the office area.
No one was hurt. The structure also housing the Westaff office was a total loss.
See Saturday's Tribune-Star and tribstar.com for complete details.

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Fire investigation: Terre Haute Fire Department Assistant Chief and Public Information Officer John Gardner surveys the damage caused by a fire at 1426 S. Third Street Friday. The office was to be the campaign headquarters for Hillary Clinton. The Tribune-Star

A pigeon sits on the charred remains of Hillary Clinton campaign office in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, April 11,2008, where a an early morning fires destroyed the building. Associated Press

Fire investigators Brett Doan, right, and Rick Hayne of the Terre Haute, Ind., Fire Department look through the site of a fire at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, April 11, 2008. Associated Press

Fire investigator Brett Doan of the Terre Haute, Ind. Fire Department, photographs the site of a fire at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, April 11, 2008. Associated Press