Fire Engulfs Historic Administration Building at Hampton University
Ek devastating aag Hampton University ke campus pe historic Palmer Hall administration building mein lagi afternoon mein Monday, March 6, 2023 ko.
Ye do-alarm ki aag ne building ko bahut zyada nuksan pahunchaya, lekin khushkismat se sab students, faculty, aur staff ko safely evacuate kar diya gaya aur koi bhi injury nahi hui.
Ek do-alarm ki aag lagi Hampton University ke Administration Building (Palmer Hall ke naam se bhi jaana jaata hai) mein Monday, March 6 ki shaam ko around 3:19pm.
Source ke mutaabik, aag electrical wajah se shuru hui thi.
Sare administrative staff aur personnel building se safely evacuate kar diye gaye, aur kisi ko bhi koi chot nahi aayi.
Hampton City Fire Department ne aag par kaabu paane ke liye ladder trucks se building ki chhat par paani daalaa. Windows se dhuaan nikal raha tha.
Monday shaam tak aag control mein aa gayi thi, lekin first responders wajah aur damage assess karne ke liye wahi rahe.
Fire battalion chief ke mutaabik, building mein bahut zyada fire aur paani ka nuksan hua.
Ye 1882 mein banaya gaya building tha jo 1990s mein renovate kiya gaya tha. Isme library museum, classrooms, principal’s office aur treasurer’s office the.
Hampton University ke President Darrell K. Williams ne university community ke liye Tuesday ko internal town hall rakhaa updates dene ke liye. Campus khula raha aur operations normal rahin.
Haalanki historic Administration Building ko bahut nuksan hua, lekin sabse important baat ye hai ki university personnel aur firefighters ki jaldi kaarvaai ki wajah se sare students, faculty aur staff ko safely evacuate kar liya gaya bina kisi chot ke.
Aag ki wajah aur nuksan ke baare mein jaanch jari hai.
Hampton University ki History
1868 mein newly freed African Americans ko education dene ke liye banayi gayi Hampton University ka ek garvit aur kahani-bhar itihaas hai.
Shuruwati students ne apne haathon se kai original campus structures banaye, jisme Palmer Hall bhi shaamil hai.
Pichhle 155 saalon mein, Hampton ek world-class university ban gayi hai.
Isme 90 se zyada degree programs, 30 naye buildings, aur apne endowment ko $29 million se badhkar $400 million kar diya gaya former President Dr. William R. Harvey ke 44 saal ke leadership mein.
Aaj kal Hampton mein 4,000 se zyada students aur 1,000 faculty aur staff hai. Hampton University Museum, jo 1868 mein banaya gaya tha, nation ka sabse purana African American museum hai aur isme 9,000 se zyada historical objects hain, jisme African American fine arts, traditional African, Native American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Island, aur Asian art bhi shaamil hain.
Historic Building Suffers Major Damage
jo Marshall Building aur Administration Building ke naam se bhi jaana jaata hai, Hampton University ke campus ka ek sabse purana aur historic structures hai.
Asli mein 1882 mein banaya gaya, shuru ke dinon mein isme principal ka office, treasurer ka office aur kai classrooms the jab ise Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute kehte the.
Ye building puri tarah se Hampton ke students ne hi banaya tha aur pichhle dashakon mein kai baar renovate aur expand kiya gaya.
Aag se pehle isme Hampton University ke senior leadership ke offices the, jisme President ka Office bhi shaamil tha.Abhi tak damage ka pura extent malum nahi hai, lekin building mein zyada fire aur paani ka nuksan hua hai.
Andeshaa hai ki kuch historic artifacts aur 1882 ke asli structure ke kuch hisse kho sakte hain. Investigators ka kehna hai ki fire ki wajah pata karne mein hafton lag sakte hain.
Road To Recovery
Haalanki Palmer Hall ko bahut nuksan hua hai, lekin Hampton University community mazboot hai aur rebuild karne ke liye committed hai.
“Hampton University community March 6 ko humari historic Administration Building mein lagi aag se dukhi hai jisne building ko bahut nuksan pahunchaya.
Hum khush hain ki kisi ko chot nahi aayi aur hum vaada karte hain ki is iconic building ko restore karne ke liye mehnat karenge jo humare students, faculty, staff aur alumni ke liye itna khaas hai.
Humara campus khula aur operational hai, aur is mushkil waqt mein humari Hampton family se milne wale support ke liye hum shukriya ada karte hain. “Saath milkar, hum is crisis se aur bhi mazboor nikalenge.”
Palmer Hall ke restoration aur recovery efforts ke liye donations “Hampton University“website ke through kiye ja sakte hain.
University jaise jaise aur jankari milegi damage ke extent, rebuild ke plans, aur aag ki wajah ke baare mein updates deta rahega.
Agar bhi Hampton ke itihaas aur viraasat ka koi hissa is aag se kho gaya hai to bahut dukh ki baat hai, lekin ye school apne 155 saalon mein kai chunautiyon ka saamna kar chuka hai aur is baar bhi zaroor overcome karega.
Hampton University aur Palmer Hall ki kahani abhi bhi likhi jaa rahi hai, aur ye mazboor community ek aur defining chapter likhne ke liye saath aayegi.