Cape Town - The University of Cape Town (UCT) confirmed a fire that broke out on its Upper Campus on Wednesday evening posed no threat to human life or its infrastructure.
In a statement released on Thursday, UCT spokesperson Elijah Moholola said the fire broke out on a vacant field near the top dam and was put out shortly after.
“There was no danger to any human life, and the fire was very far from any buildings or infrastructure.
“The fire was reported around 23:30 (on January 5) by the patrolling UCT Campus Protection Services (CPS) officers, and the standard operating procedure was followed.
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“The fire services department was on site within 15 minutes, and the fire was declared fully doused by 1:45am on Thursday,”Moholola said.
The university commended its CPS patrol officers and fire services for their swift response and said the fire was under control from the time it was reported.
“After the fire was completely doused, overnight measures were put in place in the unlikely event of the fire re-igniting,” Moholola said.
He said there is no indication of what the cause of the fire is at this stage, but an investigation would be conducted, and a formal report would be drafted and tabled through the relevant internal channels.
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