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A $100,000 Fraternity House Fire in Peoria Ruled Intentionally Set

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Confirmed Threat

On November 22, 2025, a fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a Bradley University fraternity house in Peoria, and investigators determined it was intentionally set. WCBU reported the blaze was treated as arson. No injuries were reported in the coverage of the fire.

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Bradley University
Private Masters · IL
~5,000 studentsBradley Emergency Notification
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Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

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Bradley University Timely Warning: The Peoria Fire Department responded to a fire at a fraternity house on campus that has been determined to be intentionally set. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bradley University Police Department.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from WCBU's report that an estimated $100,000 fire at a Bradley fraternity house was intentionally set; the exact Bradley timely-warning wording was not recoverable.
Classified as a timely warning because arson is a Clery-reportable crime that may pose a continuing threat to the community.
An intentionally set structure fire on campus typically triggers a Clery timely warning rather than an immediate emergency notification once the fire is out.
Context

Background

On Saturday, November 22, 2025, a fire damaged a Bradley University fraternity house in Peoria, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage. According to WCBU, investigators determined the blaze was intentionally set and treated it as arson. Greek-housing fires are a recurring campus-safety concern, and an arson finding shifts the incident from a fire-safety matter into a Clery-reportable crime that institutions generally address through a timely warning to the community. The verbatim wording of any Bradley notification could not be retrieved from the university's archive, so the alert here is an honest reconstruction.
Analysis

Key Findings

A November 22, 2025 fire at a Bradley University fraternity house in Peoria was ruled intentionally set
The fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage with no reported injuries
Arson is a Clery-reportable crime, which is why this is classified as a timely warning
The alert text is an honest reconstruction; Bradley's official notification wording could not be retrieved, so it is not marked verbatim
Outcome
Fire ruled intentionally set (arson); roughly $100,000 in damage. No reported injuries.
Provenance

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Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion