Texas Tech University closes Lubbock campus

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 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.
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.
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,
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.
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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