A burnt motor on the roof of the Plant Sciences building set off a fire alarm, according to a fireman at the scene.
Four firetrucks and two police cars responded to the alarm at approximately 1 p.m.
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According to sophomore political science major Ryan Lampman, his 1 p.m. Comparative Politics class was interrupted by the alarm. He did not smell any smoke.
“The nice police officer asked us to get away from any danger,” Lampman said. “Since, then all the fireman have been going in.”
Lou Bjostad, a professor of biology, said there was a significant amount of smoke.
“There was smoke coming from somewhere in the building,” Bjostad said. “Nobody saw any flames, but for sure we smelled a plastic-y smoke.”
Collegian Diversity Beat Reporter Hannah Ditzenberger can be reached at news@collegian.com or on Twitter at @h_ditzenberger.
