LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Texas Tech says an explosion at a substation has caused power outages on campus and at the Health Sciences Center.
The Engineering Key is evacuated as well as HSC. Around 9:20 p.m., the Texas Tech Library officially closed.
The public is asked to avoid the area.
This is an emergency notification from Texas Tech University in Lubbock. An explosion at a substation has caused power outages at Texas Tech University and Health Sciences Center. The Engineering key has been evacuated. We ask that the public avoid the campuses.
— Texas Tech University (@TexasTech) March 13, 2025
Original story: Multiple agencies are responding to the Texas Tech campus, where smoke is visible rising into the air.
Lubbock Fire Rescue says it’s responding to “multiple fires” on campus and buildings have been evacuated in the area.
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center is now being evacuated due to the events on campus and as a precaution.
There is also reports of a power outage that is affecting multiple areas on campus.
KCBD has a crew headed to the campus right now.
This is a developing story.
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