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"Fire investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that shot through the roof of the Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority house at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday night.Around 60 sorority members evacuated the home and stood in the street with neighbors as fire crews battled the blaze.\u201CThe flames were 10 feet high,\u201D said OU student William Webster. \u201CMy buddy walked out and said, \u2018Hey guys, the AGD house is on fire.'\u201DThough the flames were contained to the attic and roof, firefighters were forced to douse the building with water.\u201CEverybody was out of their houses,\u201D said Webster. \u201CThat corner was packed; these yards were all packed with people, it smelled like charred roof and rubber,\u201D he recalled.OU President David Boren issued a statement that read in part, \u201CWe deeply regret that the women of Alpha Gamma Delta have experienced a serious fire \u2026 we are all grateful that there were no deaths or serious injuries as a result of the fire.\u201DThe sorority headquarters asked their members not to talk to the media, but tweeted, \u201CLast night, there was a fire at our Upsilon Chapter at the University of Oklahoma \u2026 Luckily, all members are safe and accounted for.\u201DOn Wednesday, fire investigators searched the house for clues about how the fire started, as sorority sisters waited in the parking lot for answers.Fire officials said initial damage assessments showed at least $500,000 in damage to the structure and at least $250,000 to its contents.The women were allowed back into the house on Wednesday to collect belongings, but officials say they won\u2019t be able to move back into the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority house until next semester.An online campaign has been created to help sorority members who lost belongings. As of Wednesday the site had already raised over $5000.If you would like to make a donation, click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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