Disabled student dorm targeted at UKZN
About 70 students had to be evacuated when a fire broke out the Charles James Residence for the physically challenged.
FIRE-FIGHTERS had to tackle a second fire that broke out at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Howard campus last night. About 70 disabled students had to evacuated from the Charles James Residence after a mattress and fridge was reportedly set alight.
This after protesters allegedly torched a section of the Law Library. None of the students were injured in the blaze, and fire-fighters were set to have doused both fires quickly.
The alleged arson attacks came just hours after police fired rubber bullets at protesting #feesmustfall students. The students had allegedly earlier thrown stones at police at the Howard College campus and torched six cars at the Westville campus of the massive university.
According to police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Thulane Zwane, 23 of the protesting students were arrested at the two campuses yesterday
Classes have been suspended until 20 September.
