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Texas Woman's University fire damages new building
Denton firefighters were called to Texas Woman’s University on Thursday morning to put out a fire in a building that's under construction.
DENTON, Texas - Denton firefighters were called to Texas Woman’s University on Thursday morning to put out a fire.
What we know:
The three-alarm fire broke out around 9 a.m. in the attic space of a multi-story building that’s being built on Administration Drive.
Images from SKY 4 showed about a dozen firefighters with hoses on top of the building, which now has roof damage.
A photo shared by the Denton Fire Department also showed some smoke rising from the building.
A fire on the TWU campus on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (Denton FD)
No one was hurt, but several firefighters were treated at the scene for heat exhaustion. Two were taken to the hospital as a precaution.
TWU officials said the building is its Health Sciences Center, a brand-new $107 million academic building that was set to open this fall. Once complete, it will be the largest academic building on the TWU campus.
What we don't know:
The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are still unknown.
It's not yet clear if the building will still open this fall. TWU officials said they still need to get into the building and assess the damage to determine if it will impact the opening date.
"We don't know at this point yet how this incident will impact that opening. We expect to be open as quickly as possible, if not on that date we initially had in mind, as soon as possible thereafter," said Matt Flores, a spokesperson for TWU.
The Source: The information in this story is from the Denton Fire Department and SKY 4.