According to a media release from Casper Fire-EMS, they received multiple calls regarding smoke and fire coming from a garage near a residence in North Casper.
Despite challenges from the bitter cold temperatures, firefighters accessed the crawlspace area and extinguished the fire, which they determined to be caused by space heaters placed in close proximity to flammable materials.
The former Roosevelt school was able to be used as a polling place for the Aug. 21 primary because the Casper Housing Authority bought the former school.