Crews respond to small explosion at University of Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — A small explosion occurred at the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. in the Clapp, Langley and Crawford Hall complex on Fifth Avenue, according to University of Pittsburgh spokesperson Joe Miksch.

The hall houses the biological sciences and neuroscience department.

The explosion was contained by a fume hood designed to limit exposure to hazardous materials, according to Miksch.

Students were evacuated as a precaution, but have since been allowed to go back inside the building, except for the first floor of the Chevron Annex building.

One student was evaluated for an eye irritation.

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