A laboratory on the second floor of the Bowen Science Building caught on fire on Sunday around 5:50 p.m. A team of firefighters and other first responders answered the alarm, according to a public press release.

The release said it took 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, which was accomplished by 16 firefighters and the building’s sprinkler system. The fire was contained to a single lab.

The release said the following departments responded: Iowa City Fire Department, Johnson County Ambulance Service, Johnson County Emergency Communications Center, University of Iowa police, UI Health Protection Office, and laboratory staff.

No one was hurt, the release said, and officials estimate damage to be approximately $500,000. As of Monday morning, the Fire Department was still investigating the fire.

—by Madeleine Neal