Four people were injured this morning in an explosion inside a coffee food truck near Joel Coliseum. The Given Coffee truck was present as part of Wake Forest’s move-in day.
According to Tabetha Childress, a spokeswoman for the Winston-Salem Fire Department, all four of the people sustaining injuries were truck employees and were transported to the hospital for treatment.
Operations in the Coliseum area have returned to normal.
The Wake Forest community sympathizes with all those impacted by this accident. We are grateful to the first responders who provided care and the Wake Foresters who assisted bystanders. Support is available for anyone affected by today’s events. We encourage those impacted to connect with available University resources.
Wake Forest offers support and counseling services for all students, faculty and staff. Members of our community can call 336-758-CARE to connect to resources. A list of additional resources is available at we.wfu.edu. For faculty and staff, there is also the Employee Assistance Program at 336-716-5493.
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