Mech E cleared after reported gas leak
Police and firefighters responded and reopened the building after an hour.
Image by Bridget Bennett
Minneapolis firefighter wraps “fire line do not cross” tape around the perimeter of the Mechanical Engineering building on east bask Monday around 4:00pm. Students and faculty were evacuated due to a potential gas leak.
Published November 11, 2013
University of Minnesota students, faculty and staff evacuated the Mechanical Engineering building on Church Street Southeast because of a suspected gas leak late Monday afternoon.
University spokesman Matt Hodson said responders searched the building for a leak but found none and cleared the building for re-entry around 5:30 p.m.
University and Minneapolis police responded to a call from a professor after a graduate student reported hearing a hissing noise.
Officials evacuated the building around 4:20 p.m. By that time, seven fire trucks, two University police squad cars and four other emergency vehicles were on the scene.
Alexi Gusso and Marion Renault contributed to this report.
