AD fire considered to be suspicious
A fire in the basement of Alpha Delta fraternity early Monday morning is "suspicious in nature," although investigators do not currently know the exact cause of the fire, according to Hanover Police Chief Nicholas Giaccone. The building's fire alarms went off at around 4:30 a.m., according to AD President Michael Shrubb '10, who was not in the fraternity at the time. The fire started in the fraternity's basement, Giaccone said, and grew hot enough to set off the sprinkler system as well as an automated alarm. The fire's location makes it appear suspicious, Giaccone said, although investigators currently have no way to determine whether the fire was accidental or intentional. Shrubb said the sprinklers flooded part of the basement and that the fire appears to have been intentionally set.
