Texas Tech Campus Map

Texas Tech University Closes

Update: Texas Tech closes campus ahead of spring break after fires, explosion

"Dear Texas Tech Family, Wednesday (March 12) evening, an explosion occurred in a tunnel, causing a fire. The fire spread, leading to outages on the Texas Tech campus. Electricity and gas were shut down across both the Texas Tech and Health Sciences Center campuses in Lubbock to keep the fire from spreading further.

The New York Times · 2d

Explosions and Power Outages Shut Down Texas Tech Campus

A series of fires and a manhole explosion led officials to shut down the campus and send students home early for spring break.

KHOU on MSN · 1d

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.

WISN 12 NEWS2d

Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech causes fires, outages and cancels classes

An explosion inside a maintenance hole on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings ...

KLBK Lubbock on MSN1d

Texas Tech substation explosion under investigation by State Fire Marshal

LUBBOCK, Texas– Texas Tech officials, along with the City of Lubbock, Lubbock Fire Rescue and LP&L provided essential updates ...

Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you

Show inaccessible results

Texas Tech University Closes

Trending now