University police are continuing with their investigation of an arson that occurred at the University Medical Center on June 2.
Fire and rescue units responded to the alarm, which started at 9:45 a.m in the second-floor corridor linking the hospital's old and new wings. Fire crews found several mattresses, ignited by an as-yet-unknown source, stacked in a storage room off the hallway.
The blaze, which summoned eight Charlottesville and Albemarle County engine companies, one ladder company, five rescue vehicles and six specialty vehicles, was contained about four hours after it first ignited.
Because of the fire's location, no patients were in danger, nor were any rescue staff or hospital workers injured. Police were unable to give a cost estimate for smoke and water damage to the building.
Task Force commemorates Charlottesville landmarks
Charlottesville's Historic Resource Task Force recently unveiled three new historic markers to commemorate notable city areas in the city.
Settled by Irish immigrants, Vinegar Hill became home to many African-American residents and businesses after the Civil War. The location was eventually remodeled to make way for a so-called "neighborhood revitalization."
The marker celebrating the University Corner traces its transition from a sparse collection of businesses to its emergence as a growing business district.
The third new historical marker emphasizes Mount Zion Baptist Church's 1884 founding as one of the city's first African-American churches, which produced several prominent community leaders and served as a central meeting place during the 1960s civil rights struggle.
- Compiled by Kadie Bye
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