Emergency personnel respond at Chemistry building

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Posted: Monday, February 2, 2015 3:32 pm | Updated: 5:12 pm, Mon Feb 2, 2015.

Emergency personnel respond at Chemistry building Carson Wilson Editor-in-Chief Daily Toreador - Dept. of Student Media, Texas Tech University |

UPDATE 4:33 p.m. Four people taken by EMS personnel from the Chemistry building are at University Medical Center and are "doing well and in satisfactory condition," Eric Finley, spokesperson for UMC said. He cannot confirm if they are Tech students.

UPDATE 4:15 p.m. Four people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries following an explosion in the Chemistry building, Chris Cook, spokesperson of Texas Tech said.

Classes are not cancelled in the Chemistry building and only the affected lab was evacuated, there is no word on if the building is damaged, Cook said.

"I knew something was wrong and not even two minutes later people were rushing out of the room in their lab coats and there was a substance that had leaked all over the hall floor," Bailey Shephard a Texas Tech student tweeted at The DT.

ORIGINAL STORY There are 6 police officers, 3 ambulances and 2 fire trucks outside of the Chemistry building. 2 people have been escorted out of the building with EMS workers. Officers are not commenting at this time. We have reporters on the scene. Stay tuned for more information.

Posted in News on Monday, February 2, 2015 3:32 pm. Updated: 5:12 pm.

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