Fire destroys Sampson House–Blue Buick blocks firefighters

by Julian Bukalski

A blaze of flame visible for miles around lit the Appleton sky last night, as Sampson House burned to the ground. Local firefighters arrived shortly after the fire erupted, and were able to prevent it from spreading to other nearby buildings. However, crews could not get close enough to save Sampson House itself, due to a blue Buick LeSabre (license plate "LU 1847") blocking the fire lane. No one was injured, but every course evaluation filled out in Lawrence’s history was burned.

Dean of Faculty Brian Rosenberg choked back tears as he sifted through the ashes this morning. "Normally, we’d just run a firehose up Union Hill, but with that car in the way, we just couldn’t get there in time. As God as my witness, I’ll find the person responsible for this tragedy."