On May 31st, 1947 "Chester Times reported the MAIN BUILDING AT MUHLENBERG COLLEGE BURNED-- "The 43-year-old administration building of Muhlenberg College was destroyed by a general alarm fire of undetermined origin... The fire, discovered last night about 10:30, brought virtually all Allentown equipment to the scene, but raged out of control until early this morning. Two students were overcome by smoke as they sought to salvage college records."
According to Muhlenberg College the building was gutted by a fire the night before Commencement. Later it was rebuilt and named the Ettinger Building.
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