The corner of Langdon and Park streets was jammed with fire engines Monday morning as Madison firefighters responded to a two-alarm fire at the UW-Madison Memorial Union, a fire that was under control in 17 minutes.
The cause of the fire is unknown, but Madison Fire Department spokesman Eric Dahl told Madison.com it was mainly confined to the attic above the theater.
The theater part of the union is being renovated, and all of the construction workers inside the building at the time were able to evacuate safely.
The fire was reported at 7:38 a.m. and a second alarm was issued a few minutes later.
"It took some time to figure out how to get up into the attic," Dahl said.
The fire was under control by 7:55 a.m.
Crews were still at the scene an hour later packing up their equipment.
There was no damage estimate and no reported injuries.
"The UW-Madison Police Department will do the fire investigation," Dahl said.
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