An explosion inside a maintenance hole on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages.

Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated after an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires.

Texas Tech posted Thursday morning that power has been restored to some areas on campus, but the University remains closed ...

There was confusion, but students we spoke to said it was a generally calm feeling once they left their dorm or classroom.