The fire appeared to have been started in one of the dryers at the Highland House Apartments.

A fire at the State Diner on Tuesday afternoon will likely shut down business at the historic community fixture for an extended period of time, according to the Ithaca Fire Department.

Firefighters from the Ithaca Fire Department responded to a report of a car on fire in the Oxley Parking Lot near the Vet School on Wednesday morning after Cornell emergency workers were unable to successfully get the blaze under control, according to IFD Lieutenant Tom Basher.

In the face of four ongoing discrimination lawsuits against the city, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 said that Ithaca is “committed to diversity” and that he is confident the city will prevail in court.

A fire at Prize Diner, on the 100 block of West State Street, caused significant damage on Monday night.

Local and campus authorities are investigating two small fires that started early Sunday morning in two separate locations in the DKE house.