ASHLAND, Ohio — A weekend fire is forcing dozens of Ashland University students to relocate for the rest of the school year.

No one was hurt when an electrical fire broke out at a residence hall on campus, but some belongings were damaged by smoke and water. Now the school and community are hoping to help the affected students.

The campus was mostly empty for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend when the fire started at Amstutz Hall on Friday.

"I didn’t know what was happening. I just saw fire truck after fire truck pulling up and the smoke coming out of the building,” said junior Lauryn Stover.

The AU music major is a resident assistant and said she was making her rounds when she got an alert about a fire alarm on her floor.

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