Fire near Aggie Village last week

On Wednesday, April 28, there was a brush fire on the outskirts Aggie Village, Joseph McNeill Hall. According to A&T University Police Department Chief Glenn Newell, UPD is not at this time clear on what exactly caused the fire.

But in an interview with Fire Department Chief David Douglas, the fire was an accidental fire due to negligance of proper cigarette disposal.

“The fire was started by an individual whom was smoking a cigar. He placed the cigar in the trash can, thinking it was out, and the cigar wasn’t,” Douglas said.

“It was an acciedental fire, and thanks to A&T  UPD having the incident on video, we were able to corroborate (verify) his story.”

No one was injured, and the blaze was quickly put out. There was no structural damage to the building.