Disregard reports that 17 people died in fire – KNUST

School officials at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have dismissed allegations that seventeen (17) lives were lost in a fire on Sunday January 10.

In a published statement signed by the Deputy Registrar, University Relations, the institution urged parents and students not to heed rumors circulating on social media.

“We wish to implore the general public to ignore the disinformation disseminated on social networks according to which the Hall of the Republic was set on fire and 17 people, including a porter, lost their lives.”

The school administration revealed that the KNUST tender arrived in time to extinguish the mini-market caught on fire behind the Republic Hall.

According to the institution, students near the incident were quickly evacuated to safety.

Authorities said no student or student-owned property was injured or destroyed by the fire.

“The management wishes to officially declare that the Hall of the Republic was not affected by the fire.

The school administration revealed that investigations are underway to find out the cause of the incident.

Meanwhile, the campus is quiet and students have resumed their routine activities peacefully, authorities added.