Explosions reported on UO campus, health center evacuated
EUGENE, Ore. -- Small blasts on the University of Oregon campus caused an evacuation of the nearby Health Center Monday morning, police said.
University officials released information in a text message just after 10 a.m. Monday asking students and faculty to avoid the area around the health center at 13th and Agate St. on campus after what they called an "emergency incident" took place.
Police officials at the scene confirmed that the incident was a series of underground explosions that shook the area near the building.
There are no reported injuries.
Responders closed Agate St. between 13th and 15th Streets while crews are working in the area. Campus officials ask drivers to find alternate routes until police and fire crews reopen the area.
Intermittent power outages are also being reported around the UO campus, officials said.
The university officials said that they do not know what caused the subterranean explosions.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
All speculation at this time. Why bring "news" when you have no further details? Especially since no update since the story was put out at 11:57 AM. Come one, get with the program, KATU. You are supposed to be a news station.
snds eliectrical to me.
 @lee986321 Sounds electrical to me.
Now we know where Occupy Eugene was trying to set up there new camp.
Chip Kelly makes noise everywhere he goes.
Probably Chip Kelly's ego................
Probably just a small celebration honoring Chip Kelly's return.
I have a prediction. They utilize steam from the steam power plant on campus via an underground tunnel which houses all of their utilties (cables, power, etc). Somehow the steam pipe ruptured below campus, likely due to corrosion.
@portlandborn83 Or maybe a High Voltage explosion. Lines in these tunnels usually run 13.8 Kv.
 @Gwen Boucher  @portlandborn83 The ones under OSU run 4160 volts. Not gonna tell ya how I know that. ;>
 @Gwen Boucher I'm a VDV tech., I get nervous working around electricians working on 480. LOL I got bit by 277 twice last year, I was not happy about it.
@Riddler @Playanekes @Gwen Boucher @portlandborn83 Spent 34 years as an Electrician and seen a lot. Not sure there is a standard voltage. Glad I never had to actually work on the distribution on the other side of the Transformer.
 @Playanekes  @Gwen Boucher  @portlandborn83 I thought standard distribution voltage was 7.2kV three phase? And come on Playanekes, you can't say something like that and hold out on us! :P
@Playanekes @portlandborn83 That low? I'm surprised at that. Electricity is fine as long as it stays in the wires.