Officials at a south Arkansas college are cleaning up after lightning sparked a fire in a 113-year-old building during the weekend's storms.
The administration building at South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado was struck about 10:30 p.m. Friday, the school said.
Two EF1 tornadoes were reported in El Dorado on Friday and Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
"Thankfully, the building was unoccupied and no one was injured, and the blaze was contained to the attic of the building," a Facebook post from the school said.
The El Dorado and Lawson fire departments put the fire out about 4 p.m. Saturday.
The building sustained extensive damage from smoke and from water used to extinguish the blaze, according to the college.
Two dozen employees who worked there have been relocated temporarily, the school said. Officials have begun the process of salvaging antiques, according to school spokesman Heath Waldrop.
State Desk on 04/17/2018