Agate between 13th & 15th now open after explosions on UO campus

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Updated: 1/08 4:56 am
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A series of explosions have gone off in a tunnel at the University of Oregon. No one is reported injured.

Campus officials said the blasts Monday morning appear related to the electrical system, but they don't yet know the cause.

Campus police spokesman Kelly McIver says there were about five explosions around 10 a.m., followed by a series of blasts for about half an hour. Videos showed puffs of smoke coming from manhole covers.

McIver says fire department personnel were waiting to make sure the power has been shut off before going into an underground tunnel to check the electrical system.

The student health center was evacuated and McIver said a few buildings are either without power, or have power intermittently.


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patiencesteppp - 1/7/2013 11:12 AM
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Power has not been shut off for the entire campus. Only buildings in the affected part of campus are experiencing power outages.
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