Building at struggling HBCU Knoxville College destroyed in fire
A long-shuttered administration building at struggling Knoxville College, a historically Black institution, was destroyed in a fire Monday night, officials said.
A long-shuttered administration building at struggling Knoxville College, a historically Black institution, was destroyed in a fire Monday night, officials said.
There were no injuries in the blaze, which erupted at around 8:30 p.m. ET on the campus in Knoxville, Tennessee, which has had its buildings boarded up to prevent break-ins and fires, Knoxville Assistant Fire Chief Mark Wilbanks said.
“This building’s probably in excess of 100 years old. It has completely collapsed and is a total loss,” Wilbanks said at the scene of the fire, video from NBC affiliate WBIR of Knoxville showed.
Firefighters spray water on the fire Monday.@KnoxvilleFire via X.comThe cause of the fire was not known Monday night, he said.
Knoxville College is a small HBCU, or historically Black college or university, founded in 1875.
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