Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus

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.
Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus after fires, power outages cause evacuations
Texas - Several buildings at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated Wednesday night after officials said an explosion in a manhole near a substation caused multiple fires that could be seen emerging from underground across parts of the campus and widespread power outages in the area.
Texas Tech students describe evacuation of campus
There was confusion, but students we spoke to said it was a generally calm feeling once they left their dorm or classroom.
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.
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.
Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes
The power started to come back on Thursday at the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock several hours after an explosion inside a maintenance hole set off fires and power outages, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week,
Manhole Explosion Unleashes Green Flames at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University was forced to close early for spring break on Wednesday, March 12, after an underground explosion near a substation caused “widespread power outages,” according to university officials.
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