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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 · 3d

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.

Austin American-Statesman on M… · 3d

Texas Tech University closes campus after manhole explosion causes fires, power outages

Videos and photos circulating on social media show a neon green substance rising from a manhole, gradually building until it erupted in an explosion, sparking multiple fires visible from underground.

The Texas Tribune on MSN3d

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.

Las Vegas Sun3d

Manhole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes

Authorities say an explosion in a manhole at Texas Tech University set off fires and power outages on the campus, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel c ...

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