Wisconsin Firefighters Battle Fraternity House Blaze

MADISON, Wis. --

Madison firefighters battled a fire at a fraternity house on Langdon Street early Tuesday morning.

The blaze started around midnight at a house in the 200 block of Langdon Street, near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Hundreds of students have gathered outside and are watching as the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity appears fully engulfed in flames.

Authorities said that there's no word yet on any injuries, damage or the cause of the blaze.

Dane County Sheriff's Department said that residents have all contacted each other and so far it's believed all of the house's occupants made it out. Fire crews haven't been able to do full search of house. Officials said that about 25 residents are displaced, WISC-TV reported.

One firefighter was injured and taken to University of Wisconsin Hospital. He had been missing, but he was located. His status or the extent of his injuries isn't known yet.

Authorities said that the first fire call came in at about 11:40 p.m. and flames could still be seen at 1:40 a.m.

According to the fraternity's Web site, this house had $500,000 in damage from an early morning fire on June 17, 1999.

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