Texas Tech, Lubbock officials share early timeline of campus overnight fires, explosion
Texas Tech and Lubbock officials have provided a timeline and preliminary details as to what led to the overnight fires and explosions on campus.
Texas Tech evacuated after explosion
Texas Tech University was partially evacuated on March 12 after authorities say an explosion at a substation sprouted fires and knocked out power. The university first posted on its X account the Engineering Key was being evacuated due to a gas odor at 6:30 p.
Texas Tech closed after explosion on campus causes green flames to shoot from manholes
Texas Tech University in Lubbock is closed Thursday and Friday and students are advised to start Spring Break early after an explosion on campus and widespread power outages Wednesday night. "Texas Tech University will be closed on Thursday,
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.
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.
Large wildfires in Texas Panhandle burn thousands of acres, prompt evacuations
The Windmill and Rest Area wildfires Friday in the Texas Panhandle had burned thousands of acres and prompted evacuations.
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Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, power outages, and cancels classes
Power was being shut down to the entire campus while repairs were underway, said Caitlynn Jeffries, a spokesperson for the university's police department ... gas leak, Lubbock Fire Rescue Capt.
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Lubbock County volunteer firefighters preparing for fire weather
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