
{"id":11929,"date":"2010-08-12T08:59:25","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T16:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/?p=11929"},"modified":"2010-08-12T08:59:25","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T16:59:25","slug":"artscenter-reopens-after-electrical-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2010\/08\/12\/artscenter-reopens-after-electrical-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"ArtsCenter reopens after electrical fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Susan Dickson<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Staff Writer<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nCARRBORO \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The ArtsCenter will reopen today (Thursday) after being closed for more than a week due to an electrical fire. <\/p>\n<p>The fire, which an employee noticed around 7:30 a.m. on Aug. 4, caused no structural damage and no injuries. The fire started in the electrical panel controlling the heating and cooling system. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153There was a mechanical failure that we could not have detected,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ArtsCenter director Ed Camp said Tuesday. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s related to the heat that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve experienced.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<br \/>\nArtsCenter staff had originally planned to reopen the center on Tuesday, but electricians discovered another problem, which delayed the reopening. ArtsCamp classes were cancelled through this week. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We really hate that we had to cancel class,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Camp said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We know that parents rely on us.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Canceling classes, he said, was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153our greatest disappointment.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d <\/p>\n<p>Camp does not yet have an estimate for the damages caused by the fire, but said that insurance would cover both damages and loss of business. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Just loss of business alone, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking at a significant amount there,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Camp hopes to organize a Saturday or Sunday program \u00e2\u20ac\u0153where children can get that art experience that they missed.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The ArtsCenter will issue refunds to parents for canceled classes.<\/p>\n<p>When they heard about the fire, University Mall staff offered space for ArtsCamp.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They were very gracious to offer us that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Camp said. Unfortunately, the logistics were too difficult to arrange on short notice, but ArtsCenter staff members were able to put parents in touch with camp counselors who were willing to babysit. And much of The ArtsCenter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work did go on, as staff members worked from home. <\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We feel very fortunate, all things considered,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Camp said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ArtsCenter will reopen today (Thursday) after being closed for more than a week due to an electrical fire. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11929"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11948,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11929\/revisions\/11948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}