Manhole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and class cancellations
An explosion on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages Wednesday, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week.
Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes
Authorities at Texas Tech University say an explosion inside a maintenance hole set off fires and power outages on the campus, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings
Video shows green flames erupt following underground explosion on Texas Tech campus
Watch the video of green flames coming up through a manhole cover following an underground explosion at Texas Tech.
Sporadic manhole fires on US college campus after explosion
A maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University caused evacuation orders and classes to be cancelled for the rest of the week.
Texas Tech officials trying to determine what caused explosion and fires that prompted campus closure
A day after the incident in which green flames could be seen coming out of manholes, 40% of the university in Lubbock remains without power.
Texas Tech University closes campus ahead of spring break after explosion triggers fires
Caitlynn Jeffries, a public information officer, for the Texas Tech Police Department, said the incident began around 7 p.m. with an explosion in a manhole near the engineering key in the central part of campus.
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