Email message 1:

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UMaine emergency alert

Wed, May 5, 2021, 10:18 PM
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE <umaine.alerts(at)maine.edu>
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A message from UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

Orono Fire Department responded just after 9 tonight to a report of a small fire between the first and second floors in Fogler Library. Building evacuated; no injuries reported. Library closed until further notice.

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Email message 2:

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UMaine emergency alert

Thu, May 6, 2021, 11:47 AM
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE <umaine.alerts(at)maine.edu>
to me

A message from UNIVERSITY OF MAINE

Last night's fire in Fogler Library was the result of arson and is under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal. UMaine PD and the Division of Student Life are offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible. Call 207.581.4040 or go online to report.

Fogler Library reopened this morning at 10 after the incident just after 9 p.m. May 5. The building was evacuated, no injuries were reported. Some areas of the building are closed for cleaning and maintenance.

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Seriously. After everything the University has been through over the past three semesters, some asshole set the library on fire late on the Wednesday night of finals week. Fortunately, it seems not to have gotten out of hand. Based on the description ("between the first and second floors"), I presume the fire took place in the weird first-and-a-half-floor area where the bound periodicals are kept. That would make some sense, as it's one of the most out-of-the-way corners of the library, and I'm sure has been used for all sorts of, eh... unobserved activities over the years.

I hope whoever did it is caught, and I hope they catch a beating in the process. Fuck you, whoever you are.

--G.
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