10 Teenage Cadets Treated For Smoke Inhalation In Barracks Fire

CULVER, Ind. (AP) _ Ten teenage cadets were treated for smoke inhalation after their military school barracks caught fire early Monday, officials said. <br/><br/>The fire broke out at 1:10 a.m. on the

Monday, August 27th 2007, 10:55 am

By: News On 6

CULVER, Ind. (AP) _ Ten teenage cadets were treated for smoke inhalation after their military school barracks caught fire early Monday, officials said.

The fire broke out at 1:10 a.m. on the third floor of the South Barrack at the coed college preparatory school about 35 miles southwest of South Bend, spokesman Jeremy Church said.

One room was gutted and the rest of the floor was damaged. None of the boys was seriously injured at Culver Academies, he said.

The fire began after a cadet put a cloth or towel over a lamp to keep the light down while studying, then fell asleep, Church said. The fire was brought under control after about 30 minutes and the cadets were treated at the school's health center.

``The cadets handled the situation admirably. They were orderly and disciplined,'' Col. Dick Geier said.

Culver was founded in 1894, with the girls academy added in 1971.