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Structure fire destroys historic Marshall home

The historic home of former Wiley College President M.W. Dogan burned down following a structure fire on Feb. 9.
Credit: Jessica Harker/ Marshall News Messenger

MARSHALL, Texas — The historic home of former Wiley College President M.W. Dogan burned down Feb. 9 after a structure fire occurred in the home.

According to Marshall Fire Chief Reggie Cooper, the fire had completely engulfed the single-story residential home by the time fire engine crews arrived at the scene.

“Fire crews began a defensive attack in order to extinguish the fire. After several hours, the fire was controlled and extinguished,” Cooper said.

Read more from CBS19's newspaper partner, the Marshall News Messenger.

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