Apparently, early this morning toilet paper that was hanging from the Oaks caught on fire... and a picture taken by the Associated Press reporter John Zenor showed damage was pretty bad and the base of the tree seems to be "scorched..." according to a Monday article in the War Eagle Reader...
The Auburn Fire Department quickly put the blaze out, and the extent of any damage is unknown at present... not that they haven't been damaged enough or anything like that...(picture right, thanks Alessio Summerfield/Auburn Plainsman)
In the interim, here's video of a family having their kid roll the oaks from yesterday's Alabama A&M win- since it's probably the last time anyone will do it for a while (and before they're removed)
Obviously, this video was taken before 3:20AM local time...
Monday Update: Auburn police are reviewing video to determine the cause...
The University put out an official statement on their Oaks update page...
The Oaks at Toomer's Corner were damaged by fire early Sunday morning. Members of the Trees Task Force examined the trees Monday morning and found significant damage to both oaks and to several plants adjacent to the plaza. The Trees Task Force will post an update about the fire damage next week. The Auburn Police Division is investigating the incident.
According to WTVM-TV in Columbus, Captain Tom Stofer says the Auburn Police Department investigation is still in the early stages; "There weren't a whole lot of people downtown at that time," he says, "which will make our job a little bit easier in reviewing the video."
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