Fire caused by workers using hand torches to remove asbestos destroyed most of the gold dome of Iowa's Old Capitol on Nov. 20, 2001. After years of legal disputes, the UI settled for $600,000 from ...

(Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) Fire caused by workers using hand torches to remove asbestos on Nov. 20, 2001, destroyed most of the gold dome of Iowa's Old Capitol. (Gazette photo) ...

Fire, apparently caused by workers using hand torches to remove asbestos, destroyed most of the gold dome of Iowa's Old Capitol Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, in Iowa City, Iowa.

The centerpiece of the University of Iowa campus was heavily damaged by fire this morning. The goldden dome of Old Capitol crumbled and the cupola collapsed. Linda Kettner is a spokeswoman for the ...

IOWA CITY (AP) — Twenty years after a fire destroyed the dome of the University of Iowa’s Old Capitol, the UI now is preparing to redo “failing” gilding at an estimated cost of $200,000 to ...

In 2001, the dome and cupola of the Old Capitol caught fire and had to be replaced. The gold, placed on in 2003, was supposed to last at least 30 years.

University of Iowa students walk past the Old Capitol. The building was damaged in 2001 when a worker’s torch touched off a fire during a renovation project. The building was built in 1840.

• Nov. 20, 2001: The Old Capitol is struck by a fire that destroys the building's 160-year-old cupola, dome and bell. Investigators said a torch or heat gun used by a contractor was the cause.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The reconstruction process at the Old Capitol on the University of Iowa's campus will not be delayed, although the building has still not completely dried ...

U. Iowa lawsuit alleges defective work on iconic Old Capitol The University of Iowa hired Knutson Construction to restore and improve the campus icon after a 2001 fire destroyed parts of the building.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Computer messages from a contractor warning that workers at the Old Capitol building would set the historic structure on fire were sent to University of ...

Iowa City is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its fire department with events throughout the summer. Lieutenant John Crane says there were some volunteers who fought fires way back in 1842.