MANHATTAN —Crews have contained the fire at Hale Library on the Kansas State University campus. The building will remain closed until further notice. The university also must bring down online systems including HRIS, KSIS and Canvas due to the fire.
Crews on the scene of Tuesday’s fire at KSU’s Hale Library
Seventy firefighters and emergency personnel combined were on the scene from multiple departments battling the fire at the library Tuesday.
They included Fort Riley, and Manhattan Fire Department. No injuries have been reported. The building was evacauted.
Firefighters were focused on extinguishing the top of the blaze at the northeast corner of the building.
There is no word on what caused the fire.
The library was built in the 1920s and underwent a massive remodel and addition in the 1990s.
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Fire crews from Manhattan and Fort Riley are at the scene of a fire at Hale Library on the K-State campus in Manhattan.
No injuries have been reported. The building was evacuated late Tuesday afternoon.