Published On: Tue, Nov 5th, 2024

Building at struggling HBCU Knoxville College destroyed in fire


A long-shuttered administration building at the struggling Knoxville College, a historically Black institution, was destroyed in a fire Monday night, officials said.

There were no injuries in the blaze that erupted at around 8:30 p.m. ET on the Tennessee campus, which has had its buildings boarded up to prevent break-ins and fires, Knoxville Fire Department Assistant Chief Mark Wilbanks said.

“This building’s probably in excess of 100 years old. It has completely collapsed and is a total…



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