Wits reports fire in library on Thursday and arrest of one student

A fire was started in the Library on the Wits Education Campus on Thursday morning resulting in the burning of a shelf of books‚ but the fire was extinguished quickly and the damage was minimal‚ the university said. It added that the police and Wits security were investigating the incident. Meanwhile the university said it had learnt that two individuals‚ one of whom was a Wits student‚ had been arrested by the police on charges related to public violence and arson two days ago.