3-11-14 seminary fire investigation

The Mount Calvary Fire Chief says a weekend fire that destroyed a building at  St. Lawrence Seminary may have started in the elevator shaft.   Chief Mark Petrie says that is where the first alarm sounded.  But Petrie says an exact location of origin or what started the fire may never be known.  Petrie says the elevator shaft is too far damaged to determine if there may have been and electrical problem.   Petrie says he believes the fire probably started 20-30 minutes before it was first reported.   The fire destroyed St. Joseph Hall which housed the school administrative offices and music room.  Firefighters from 41 departments helped battle

the blaze.  There were no injuries.