At around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Eugene Fire Department officials responded to a reported fire in the basement of Dunn Hall in the Hamilton Complex.

“It started in a janitor’s closet in the basement of the Dunn (Hall),” spokesperson for the University of Oregon Phil Weiler said. ”The fire alarm went off just about 10:57 a.m. this morning; by 11:13, the fire was put out.”

First responders have not identified the cause of the fire; they did find the remains of a burnt wash bucket among the damage. (Sam Stites/Emerald)

By 11:40 a.m., the complex was evacuated, and firefighters had the blaze under control.

UO students Jacob Argueta and Sam Babbitt were in their room when the alarm went off in the Hamilton Complex.

“We thought it was an alarm,” Argeuta said, “so we walked out and sat on the curb for a little bit — and then we saw, like, five fire trucks drive up.”

There are about 48 students that currently live in Dunn, and these residents will likely not be allowed into their rooms until late Tuesday afternoon, according to University of Oregon Police Department spokesperson Kelly McIver.

EFD is in the process of releasing the smoke from the building.

“It started in the basement,” Weiler said, “and the smoke went up the stairwell. So, (EFD) want to be able to keep all that smoke out of people’s rooms, so their rooms don’t smell like a smokey fire.”

Fire investigators have not yet determined a cause of the fire. There is not yet an estimate of the damage, but no injuries were reported.