The worrying event led to power outages and canceled lessons as students were told to 'go on spring break early' while emergency teams and technicians dealt with the issue

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.

Several building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated on Wednesday after officials confirmed that an explosion in a manhole caused multiple fires. The campus was also hit with a widespread power outage.