WHEATON, Ill. — The archives of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College were spared when a fire started on the roof of the center’s auditorium on June 8.
Almost 100 firefighters fought the blaze and about 200 people were evacuated from the building, the interdenominational Christian college in Wheaton, Ill., announced.
The Barrows Auditorium, a lecture hall used for conferences and classes, was the only area that sustained damage.
The center opened in 1980 and includes the Billy Graham Center Museum, archives, special collections, offices and classrooms.
Cliff Barrows, program director for Graham’s crusades for whom the auditorium was named, expressed relief that the fire did not cause serious injuries or major losses.
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