7 U of U buildings evacuated, no smoke or fire reported

7 U of U buildings evacuated, no smoke or fire reported


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SALT LAKE CITY — Seven buildings on the University of Utah campus were evacuated Wednesday night, according to a spokesman from the Salt Lake City Fire Department.

The spokesman said a water surge caused the audible alarms to go off, and sprinklers were activated in some buildings.

However, when a KSL News photographer arrived on scene, he saw no signs of firefighter activity or evacuation.

A call to the Salt Lake City Fire dispatch center confirmed that the incident had been taken care of. Apparently the alarms were set off by a small power outage, and evacuation orders have been lifted.

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