UCLA fire marshal investigates reported arson at Boelter Hall

The UCLA fire marshal is investigating a reported arson that occurred behind Boelter Hall Friday morning.

At 1:48 a.m., university police were notified about a fire in a recycle waste area behind Boelter Hall, according to a UCPD report released Friday.

The Los Angeles Fire Department was called immediately, said Brian Humphrey, an LAFD spokesman. The fire department arrived on scene at 1:56 a.m. and put out the flames moments later. There was no major damage and no one was injured, he said.

The incident was declared an arson by university fire officials. No obvious cause of the fire could be found at the scene, forcing officials to rule out the possibility of the fire being an accident, said UCLA Fire Marshal Dana Johnson. There are currently no leads in the investigation, he added.

Anyone with information regarding the fire should call UCPD at (310) 825-1491.

Compiled by Erin Donnelly, Bruin senior staff.

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