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FOUNDERS HILL FIRE Pages 3 & 8: Ninety-one people displaced as result of Monday afternoon apartment fire. Look inside for more details.

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91 people displaced by Founders Hill apartment fire in Manhattan JASON TIDD

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The fire is out. Ryan Almes, deputy chief for the Manhattan Fire Department, said investigators were planning work through Monday night to determine the cause. There were 91 people displaced.

“This is a large fire in terms of damage loss, and it’s definitely a large fire in terms of people impacted,” Almes said. “To displace 91 people in one fire is very significant.”

A fire broke out Monday afternoon at the Founders Hill apartment complex at 1401 College Avenue in Manhattan.

Building G was the only building affected.

Founders Hill is owned by First Management Inc. of Law-

dent Life at 785-532-6432 for assistance.”

Mat Droge, public information officer for the Riley County Police Department, said the building was safely evacuated and four pets were rescued.

“Currently, the fire is not under control,” Droge said around 4:40 p.m. “(Manhattan Fire Department) is in a defensive operation, which means they’re putting water on the outside of the building because it’s too dangerous and too large for them to go into the building.”

Droge said the fire was a “third alarm,” which means they requested more resources.

Almes said when the fire department arrived on the scene, the fire was on the exterior of the building and had

George Walker | THE COLLEGIAN

Firefighters work to put out a fire at Founders Hill Apartments in Manhattan on Monday. rence.

“Residents can contact First Management, and First Management has hotel rooms available for tenants,” Almes said. “Also, K-State Housing has some accommodations available.”

Kansas State released a statement at 4:36 p.m. Monday, soon after the fire broke out, urging affected students to contact the university for help.

“Any Kansas State University students affected by the Oct. 17 fire at Manhattan’s Founders Hill apartment complex, which is off campus, should call the Office of Stu-

spread to the attic. The firefighters were unable to contain the fire because of the weather conditions, Almes said.

According to the National Weather Service, the wind speed at 5:50 p.m. was 28 miles per hour.

Both the source of the fire and the amount of damage to the building is still unknown, Almes said.

Almes said an official press release would likely come out this morning.

During the fire, Droge asked the public to avoid the area, both for safety and to stay out of the way of emergency

personnel.

“It’s dangerous and unhealthy to breathe the smoke — and there’s a lot of it,” Droge said.

Traffic was blocked off on Claflin Road from College Avenue to Hylton Heights. Droge said part of the reason was to run a fire hose across the street.

At the time, Droge said people should stay clear of the area.

“Obviously, you don’t see this every day, so you’re going to want to see how Manhattan Fire Department operates,” Droge said. “We just ask that you do that from a safe distance away from the smoke and not impeding what (the emergency personnel) are trying to do.”

STUDENT HOMES, HOMEWORK BURN

Haley Heydman, junior in dental hygiene, lives in one of the nearby buildings.

“We heard the sirens, but we didn’t think it was here until they had stopped here, then we came out,” Heydman said.

She said she saw the fire start at one end of the building and move its way along the roof.

“There’s a big, huge hole in the roof,” Heydman said.

Corey Roth, junior in management and a resident of one of the nearby buildings, tweeted a video of the fire to the Collegian.

A Collegian Twitter poll found that 8 percent of respondents have been affected by the fire.

Dakota Troyer, sophomore in agricultural education, and John Hamilton, sophomore in geography, are roommates on the first floor of building G. Hamilton said he found out about the fire through a phone call from his brother.

“He asked me if I was OK, and I was confused,” Hamilton said. “I asked why, and he said, ‘Well, your building is on fire.’”

Hamilton then received a phone call from the apartment complex. “(They asked), ‘Are you OK?’” Hamilton said. “’Your building’s on fire. Do you have any pets?’ That’s all.”

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A fire started in Founders Hill apartment complex midafternoon on Monday. The fire was brought under control by the Riley County Fire Department around 6:30 the same evening.

Troyer, who had just gotten out of his agricultural economics class, said it was the “epitome of a Monday.”

“I don’t run; I ran all the way here,” Troyer said. “I don’t run, I don’t. I don’t want to; I don’t like to. But this place had all my stuff. I am already poor — I don’t need my existing things destroyed by a fire.”

Inside his room was his book bag, which held all of his textbooks and school supplies.

The agricultural economics test in his hand, on which he received a “B,” was the only school work not in his apart-

ment.

His 60-inch, flat-screen TV was in his apartment.

“It isn’t replaceable with my income because that took me two years to save up for,” Troyer said.

The key to his locked-up bicycle, all of his clothes and various nostalgic items, including his high school yearbook, were also in his apartment.

“For some reason, my coping mechanism, the first thing I thought of was, ‘This would be a good video for my commercial,’” Troyer said.

Troyer said one of his

current class projects involves making a commercial. In the commercial, his roommate was asked, “Do you want to go put the flames out in your apartment?”

The response in the commercial is, “I would prefer not to,” which is a reference to the short story “Bartleby” by Herman Melville. Troyer said the videos for the project are safe on his phone.

“A sense of humor is the only thing you can have to help you in this type of situation,” Troyer said. “Optimism and a sense of humor.”

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Grading the Wildcats: K-State fails in passing game against Oklahoma won’t get it done, especially against a team that was a projected playoff team at the start of the year. Ertz was largely ineffective before he was injured and replaced by Hubener.

Hubener wasn’t awful, he just wasn’t consistent enough, especially on short throws that should be nearly automatic to receive playing time in the Big 12. I wanted to see freshman quarterback Alex Delton get a shot at running the offense, especially when the outcome was already determined.

One bright spot was sophomore wide receiver Dominique Heath’s 54-yard touchdown catch. Heath has been the Wildcats’ best and most consistent receiver so far this season.

RUSHING DEFENSE: B

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K-State senior quarterback Joe Hubener rushes the ball during the game between K-State and Florida Atlantic in Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Sept. 17.

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The Collegian took a look back at the Wildcats’ 38-17 loss to Oklahoma and decided to hand out some grades. The Wildcats’ report card looks worse than a week ago, as there are still many things to work out on both sides of the ball.

RUSHING OFFENSE: C

The Wildcats weren’t awful running the ball on Saturday, they just didn’t do it very often.

After such a successful game on

the ground against Texas Tech, one would think they would keep going to it, but after getting behind early, there was no real attempt to get the running game going.

Junior quarterback Jesse Ertz and sophomore running back Justin Silmon had some success early but once backup senior quarterback Joe Hubener came in, the running game was essentially shut down.

Hubener just isn’t quick enough to run an effective read option.

PASSING OFFENSE: F

In the Big 12 Conference, 225 yards through the air just

The Wildcats’ defense came out of the gates slow again, which is becoming a bad habit that needs to be fixed soon.

Oklahoma had success early on the ground, especially on its first three touchdown drives. The Sooners consistently gained five to seven yards on the ground on first and second downs, which made for easy conversions and allowed them to drive down the field.

K-State made adjustments and played better against the run in the second half, allowing the Wildcats to make a few stops to give their offense a chance.

PASSING DEFENSE: C

The pass defense has been exposed the last few weeks. Opposing teams have taken advantage of K-State’s insistence on playing 10 yards off receivers at all times. Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield had no trouble against the Wildcats’ secondary and the defensive front didn’t have any sacks. see page

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Big 12 power rankings: K-State falls in week 8 2. WEST VIRGINIA (5-0) (LAST WEEK: 2) (NEXT: TCU)

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West Virginia quarterback Skyler Howard hands the ball off to running back Wendell Smallwood during the football game between K-State and West Virginia on Dec. 5, 2015, in Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

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1. OKLAHOMA (4-2) (LAST WEEK: 1) (NEXT: AT TEXAS TECH)

Behind a stellar 346 yards and four touchdowns through

the air from junior quarterback Baker Mayfield, the Sooners cruised to a 21-point victory over Kansas State. Oklahoma scored at ease and held the K-State offense to minimal damage.

Both of those will be key to beat a high-powered offense at Texas Tech this weekend.

West Virginia continues to shock many around the country, as the Mountaineers advanced to 5-0 with a 48-17 win at Texas Tech. WVU will be tested by TCU this weekend, but it looks as if the Mountaineers will be ready for the challenge.

3. OKLAHOMA STATE (4-2) (LAST WEEK: 3) (NEXT: AT KANSAS)

The Cowboys had the weekend off and were able to get some rest and regroup. Coming back from an off week will likely lead to a big margin of victory against a pitiful Kansas team.

4. BAYLOR (6-0) (LAST WEEK: 5) (NEXT: BYE)

Baylor dismantled Kansas on Saturday, 49-7. It could have been even worse, as 42 points for

the Bears came in the first half of the game. Senior quarterback Seth Russell accumulated two total touchdowns and will get a chance to rest up this week.

5. TEXAS (3-3) (LAST WEEK: 4) (AT KANSAS STATE)

It was a shaky start for the Longhorns against a struggling Iowa State team. Texas trailed the Cyclones 6-3 at halftime, but a 24-0 second half allowed the Longhorns to pull off the victory.

A challenge awaits the Longhorns in Manhattan, Kansas, a place they have not won at since 2002.

6. TCU (4-2) (LAST WEEK: 8) (NEXT: AT WEST VIRGINIA)

After a week off, TCU will get a nice welcome back when it squares off with an undefeated West Virginia team this weekend. The Horned Frogs have

struggled, but perhaps a bye week will allow them to iron the wrinkles out.

7. KANSAS STATE (3-3) (LAST WEEK: 6) (NEXT: TEXAS)

K-State is showing that it has the same problems it had a year ago. The Wildcats play well at home, as reflected by their 3-0 record at home. But an 0-3 away record raises concern. K-State is back at home this week, but the status of junior quarterback Jesse Ertz after leaving last week’s game has created some worries about Saturday’s matchup.

8. TEXAS TECH (3-3) (LAST WEEK: 7) (NEXT: OKLAHOMA)

Texas Tech has been giving up an absurd amount of points this season. The Red Raiders have given up 17, 68, 45, 19, 44 and 48 points in their games.

With facing a top team in Okla-

homa on Saturday, things could get really ugly.

9. IOWA STATE (16) (LAST WEEK: 10) (NEXT: BYE)

The Cyclones have been battling in their losses recently.

They took a three-point lead to the break against Texas before crumbling and losing.

A bye week might give Iowa State a chance to regroup and find themselves. Not likely, but possible.

10. KANSAS (1-5) (LAST WEEK: 9) (NEXT: OKLAHOMA STATE)

The Jayhawks suffered a brutal 42-point loss to Baylor on Saturday and tumbled down to the cellar of the power rankings.

Kansas is just limping to the finish line at this point and facing Oklahoma State off of a bye might have them completely crawling to it.

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There were a few times where Oklahoma receivers were completely wide open downfield. Communication issues in the secondary can’t happen in Big 12 play, especially against Oklahoma.

The Wildcats’ passing defense was better in the second half, but just when it might have had a chance to comeback, Mayfield went over the top for an 88-yard touchdown.

SPECIAL TEAMS: B

The Cats were solid on

special teams all day but did nothing spectacular either.

Sophomore wide receiver Byron Pringle’s 59-yard kickoff return was probably the only highlight of the day. Junior kicker Matthew McCrane was perfect on the day, making both extra points as well as a

25-yard field goal in the second quarter.

COACHING: D

Head coach Bill Snyder’s decision to punt from midfield, while down 14 midway through the fourth quarter, was a questionable move and effectively ended any chance of a comeback. Though the fact that he didn’t trust his offense to convert a fourth-and-nine tells you how much this offense is struggling.

This was the worst passing defense the Wildcats have faced this season, and they still could only muster 225 yards passing. Something needs to change.

OVERALL: C

This was not the particularly dominate Oklahoma team we’ve seen in the past.

The point being, K-State could have put up more of a fight.

The offense looks like the same offense that started a wide

receiver at quarterback a year ago. The Wildcats will have to turn things around before going against Texas on Saturday.

The views and opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of The Collegian.

Scott Popp is a senior in mass communications.

Please send comments to opinion@kstatecollegian.com.

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“I don’t run; I ran all the way here.

I don’t run, I don’t. I don’t want to; I don’t like to. But this place had all my stuff. I am already poor — I don’t need my existing things destroyed by a fire.”

- Dakota Troyer, sophomore in agricultural education All Photos by Evert Nelson | THE COLLEGIAN

Left: Building G of Founders Hill Apartments burns as firefighters fight the blaze on Monday.

Top Right: A Manhattan Fire Department firefighter puts his shield up while walking across building G of Founders Hill Apartments on Monday. The apartment fire started around 3 p.m.

Bottom Right: Crissy (right) reacts with Brianna (left) while a fire burns through building G of Founders Hill apartment complex on Monday.