The early morning of Sunday saw a fire outbreak ravage parts of a market sited behind the Republic Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in the early hours of Sunday. This comes a day after freshmen checked into the hall of residence. Food items and other property running into thousands of cedis were destroyed by the fire.
The University Relations Officer, Dr. Daniel Norris Bekoe has released in a statement that the main hall remains intact.
“We wish to inform the general public that at exactly 01: 31 am on Sunday the 10 of January, 2021, a mini market consisting of 10 metal containers measuring about 4×5 feet behind Republic Hall was gutted by fire. The market is owned and operated by some private individuals.”, part of the statement read.
“A KNUST fire tender was immediately dispatched to manage the incident. At 01:37 am, the tender arrived at the fire scene and managed to bring the fire under control at exactly 02:55 am. While the fire was being controlled, all students in the Hall close to the fire scene were evacuated to safety, the statement said”.
The statement further added “Management wants to state that no student or item belonging to any student was affected by the fire.”
Meanwhile, management of the University has denounced claims that the Republic Hall is burnt as being churned out on social media. “The Republic Hall of KNUST is not burnt. Let me place this on record. The Republic Hall is safe. Students have not in any way been affected by the fire,” part of the statement read.
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