Volume 124 Issue 16
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Monday, September 12, 2011
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7. Texas A&M
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8. Wisconsin
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5. Florida State
10. Nebraska
11. Virginia Tech
12. South Carolina
19. West Virginia
13. Oregon
20. Baylor
14. Arkansas
21. Missouri
22. South Florida
15. Ohio State
23. Penn State
16. Mississippi State
24. Texas
17. Michigan State
25. TCU
18. Florida
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Thirteen escape unharmed from Tennessee Street blaze
A house burned on the 1300 block of Tennessee Street Sunday. All occupants escaped unharmed, but the house suffered severe damage.
MIKE GUNNOE/KANSAN
IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
All of the occupants escaped with no injuries, but the fire destroyed virtually all of their possessions, and the house is severely damaged. At least 13 people were in the house, including seven students who lived there, according to James Hennahane, a sophomore from Leawood. Hennahane said he was asleep inside when the fire started.
Fire engulfed a house on the 1300 block of Tennessee Street around 6 a.m. Sunday.
"We're just so happy everyone
Andrew Adford, a sophomore from Moorpark, Calif., was one of the first to discover a sofa on fire on the porch. After waking several people on the first floor, Adford saw that the fire had grown out of control and consumed the porch.
"The fire alarm was going, but people were still sleeping." Adford
Hennahane was one of the last to exit; neighbors lent him shoes and a shirt. He watched the fire from outside as a propane tank on the porch by the grill exploded, destroying part of the roof. He said every part of the house was damaged by fire and water.
John Kindscher, a sophomore from Leawood, also was asleep when the fire started.
got out alive," he said.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire-Medical is investigating the cause of the fire, according to Sgt. Randy Roberts, a Lawrence Police Department spokesman.
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said. After helping to warn people on the second and third floors, he exited the house through a third-floor fire escape.
"You don't really have time to think," he said. "I just try to get everybody and get out. The fire started so fast, and the smoke was so thick."
Chance Penner and Matt Gasper contributed to this story.
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Some residents will stay with family in the Kansas City area while they make decisions about what to do next. Kathryn Tuttle, the Vice Provest for Student Success, contacted the students Sunday to
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Don't forget
This is the last week to add or drop a class. Make sure your schedule is set. You can't do this one online — stop by the registar's office.
Today's weather
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Forecasts done by University students, for a mon detailed forecast, see page 24.
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HI: 94
LO: 61
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