The Station’s Program Director, Alphonso M. George, said the fire also damaged computers, air conditioners and studio equipment.

He told the Liberia News Agency Saturday that it took firefighters some time to contain the blaze, adding : “By the time the firefighters quenched the fire the entire building was burned.”

George called for assistance from the local and international communities to rebuild the structure and equip the station that provides practical lessons for students of the University’s Mass Communication Department.

He observed that the rebuilding of the radio station is a major challenge for the university at a time when the budget of the state-run university has been cut due to the economic impact of the Ebola crisis.

He indicated that the radio station is also used to inform the student populace on activities relating to developments on the campuses of the University as well as informing the larger society on happenings at the institution.

Before the incident, LUX FM was noted for its late night program called “Crime Watch” which it ran in concert with the Liberia National Police.