Explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, evacuations
The explosion came from a manhole on campus near a substation, causing power outages in the area and at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, officials said.
Update: Texas Tech closes campus ahead of spring break after fires, explosion
Texas Tech and Lubbock Fire Rescue officials were confirming an ongoing evacuation near the campus' engineering key as well as outages across the Tech and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center campuses following several fires and a power substation explosion Wednesday evening.
Power outage, gas odor reported on Texas Tech campus
TechAlert! There is a power outage on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock affecting multiple areas. Additionally, we are evacuating the Engineering Key due to a gas odor. Please follow evacuation instructions if you are in the area, and stay tuned for updates.
Substation explosion at Texas Tech University causes power outages, prompts evacuation, school says
At 8:42 p.m., an updated alert said that an explosion at a substation was the cause of the power outages; however, at 9:42 p.m., another alert from the Texas Tech Police Department said that an explosion at a manhole was affecting multiple locations on campus and causing widespread power outages.
Explosion on Texas Tech University campus causes power outages, evacuations
An explosion at a manhole on the campus of Texas Tech University has caused power outages and evacuations, according to the university’s police department.
Texas Tech power outage, evacuating area due to gas odor
Multiple areas on campus are affected by power outages on the Texas Tech campus Wednesday evening, according to a TechAlert.
No injuries reported in explosion on Texas Tech campus, Spring Break to begin immediately
Lubbock Fire Rescue says there are no injuries reported at this time in an explosion at a substation on Texas Tech’s campus on Wednesday night. It says the area is still an active site, though. Texas Tech announced an immediate start to Spring Break,
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