Maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University causes fires, outages and cancels classes

Videos showing green flames coming out of a sewer mouth have toured social networks.

Huge explosion at Texas Tech Uni. sends green flames

TEHRAN, Mar. 14 (MNA) – A manhole explosion at Texas Tech University caused green flames to shoot from the ground before a massive blaze erupted.

Fires on Tech campus.

Fires on Tech campus.

Brooks & Dunn Reschedules Arena Show After Explosion on Texas Tech Campus

Brooks & Dunn has postponed a concert at the United Supermarkets Arena following an explosion at Texas Tech University. On Thursday, the band reposted a Texas Tech statement confirming that their Thursday show would be postponed to March 20 after the campus was on alert the night prior. “Brooks & Dunn’s performance at United Supermarkets Arena originally scheduled for tonight, March 13, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 20, due to the e…

Sporadic fires on US university campus after manhole explosion

A maintenance hole explosion at Texas Tech University caused evacuation orders and classes to be cancelled for the rest of the week.

Explosion at Texas Tech causes fire and smoke to billow out of manholes on campus

An explosion at a substation at Texas Tech University caused fire and smoke to billow out from manholes on campus, prompting school officials to evacuate buildings and cancel classes.