Fire Damaged House of India to Reopen March 22

The University City restaurant was damaged in a fire this week.

A sign on the door of fire-damaged House of India reports that the restaurant plans to reopen on Friday, March 22. Patrons should check the House of India web site for updates on the reopening. The University City favorite was damaged in the early morning hours of Friday, March 15, when fire broke out in the kitchen.  Fox 2 reports the fire started around 12:15 a.m. at the restaurant at Delmar Blvd. and Berick Drive. See our previous story: Fire Damages House of India Overnight. The University City fire department got a call that smoke was coming from the roof. Crews found the fire in the kitchen. They were able to keep the fire to the kitchen and put it out in less than 45 minutes. The restaurant has been open for more than 20 years. The …

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Fire Damages House of India Overnight

Fox 2 reports the fire started around 12:15 a.m.

Fire damaged the House of India in University City early Friday morning. The owners rushed to the scene to see the damage first-hand. Fox 2 reports the fire started around 12:15 a.m. at the restaurant at Delmar Blvd. and Berick Drive. The University City fire department got a call that smoke was coming from the roof. Crews found the fire in the kitchen. They were able to keep the fire to the kitchen and put it out in less than 45 minutes. The restaurant has been open for more than 20 years. The door is now boarded and the building has been condemned, Fox 2 reports. There were no injuries.

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Red Cross Responded to 1,300 Incidents in 2011-12

The organization assisted more than 4,300 individuals with immediate needs.

In light of several fires in recent weeks, the American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region has released its figures for small-scale fire and emergency response efforts for the previous 12-month period. The following numbers represent the Red Cross fiscal year, which ended June 30. Across the Greater St. Louis Region, which includes St. Louis City and 72 counties in Missouri and Illinois, Disaster Action Team volunteers: The Red Cross is able to respond quickly when emergencies happen thanks to our generous donors. The American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region is a proud member agency of the United Way, which makes significant investments every year in Red Cross services. About Red Cross Emergency Services: The American Red Cross provides…

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Update: Fire at Washington University Dorm

No injuries were reported in the fire that occurred early Friday afternoon on the campus of Washington University.

Update: 1:45 p.m. All traffic lanes have been reopened. Our original story: Northbound traffic is temporarily stalled between Wydown and Forsyth boulevards on Big Bend Boulevard following a brief fire on the campus of Washington University. Construction materials caught fire early Friday afternoon outside of Wheeler Hall dorm while workers were welding pipes, said G. Mark Thorp, chief of the Clayton Fire Department. "They were replacing insulated piping," Thorp said. The dorm was vacant.  Thorp said Clayton and University City responded around 12 p.m. Laclede Gas had a crew in the area which responded when it heard the call, but no gas lines were involved.  The fire lasted less than 20 minutes. No injuries have been reported. American Red …

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Earl Higgins

5:41 pm on Sunday, July 22, 2012

Basically, anything and everything catches fire around here these days. Be careful with those cigarette butts people!   more ›

Fire Damages U City Home Friday Morning

KMOV reports the fire began around 5 a.m.

Olive Reopens After Early Morning Fire

A fire near Kramer's Olive Bistro Cafe had parts of Olive Boulevard in University City closed Monday morning. According to reports, the fire started around 4 a.m.

U City Police Blotter: Jan. 9-15

Calls to the University City Police Department.

Each week, University City Patch features a look at reports from the University City Police Department. Here is a look at the blotter from Jan. 9-15. The department arrested 61 adults and 14 juveniles.

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Maggie Rotermund

8:15 am on Monday, January 30, 2012

Rod, The information in the police blotter hasn't changed, merely the way it is presented.   more ›

UPDATE: Loop Clothing Store Sustains Heavy Smoke Damage in Apparent Electrical Fire

University City Fire Chief Don Miner says the fire appears to be "electrical in nature." One witness says "It was bad."

It appears an electrical fire is to blame for damaging a clothing store in the Delmar Loop Wednesday afternoon.  No one was hurt in the fire. Around 3:15 p.m. fire crews from University City, St. Louis City and Mid-County responded to the fire at Timeless Authentic Garments (Tag) at 6314 Delmar Blvd. The store is located between Noodles and Company and Chipotle Mexican Grill. Miner said those businesses sustained moderate smoke damage. University City Fire Chief Don Miner told University City Patch that the fire, "looks like it was electrical in nature." He said it appears to have broken out in a back room in the store, and was contained to that area.  Miner said the store sustained heavy smoke damage.  Witnesses notice smoke Stan Finch, a…

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University City Rethinking Use of Delmar Firehouse as Police Station

City Manager Lehman Walker says the firehouse in Delmar has obvious structural problems and it makes no sense to move police into the building as fire officials move out.

University City is rethinking plans that would see the police department occupy the fire station behind City Hall once the fire department moves to a new location. City Manager Lehman Walker told University City Patch, "there are obvious structural problems with the building that the fire department currently occupies, which is why we are proposing to build a new fire station." It was proposed that the police department takeover the fire station at 6801 Delmar, but Walker said it doesn't make sense to move the police into a facility that is unsafe. Delmar facility "unsafe" According to a 2009 FEMA grant application for a new firehouse, former University City Fire Chief Steve Olshwanger said the fire station had “extensive mold and mildew…

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