This is ongoing breaking news. This story will be updated as more information is acquired.<\/p>\n
City of Athens Fire Department and Richland Area Fire Department responded to a call at Bird Ice Arena on Ohio University\u2019s campus around 10 p.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Post received a tip at 10:11 p.m. that the Bird Ice Arena was on fire. The Post representatives arrived on scene shortly after to find Athens and Richland Fire Departments responding to the call.<\/p>\n
Ohio University Police Department and ambulances were also present at the scene. There are no known injuries at this time.<\/p>\n
The Post was directed to University Communications and Marketing when they approached officials Tuesday night. At this time, The Post has yet to receive a comment from either of the fire departments or UCM.<\/p>\n
Classes taking place at the arena were canceled for Wednesday, according to a Fundamentals of Ice Skating class cancellation email forwarded to The Post at 10:08 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to the email, the incident \u201cshouldn\u2019t affect class on Friday or the long-term functionality of the rink.\u201d However, this still has not been confirmed by university officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n