Explosion at Yale

[Hoober]

Reporting as Breaking News on CNN

 

[thawolfman]

Aye, just saw it on the local news...I was all around that area last summer...

There's a lot of buildings right in that area, so it could have been anywhere around the two streets.

 

[ElFenix]

the chem building at UT had the habit of catching on fire once or twice a semester.

what i really liked is when the general building alarm went off, i walked through the door 20 feet away, and the firetrucks were already there.

 

[narzy]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the chem building at UT had the habit of catching on fire once or twice a semester.

what i really liked is when the general building alarm went off, i walked through the door 20 feet away, and the firetrucks were already there.

they never left...

 

[glen]

any more news?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: glen
any more news?

Explosion in a first floor classroom, confirmed as being "suspicious in nature", hasn't officially been attributed to a bomb yet.

Edit: No injuries I think

 

[StageLeft]

Probably some chem students playing with too much salt peter and charcoal.

 

[MeanMeosh]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the chem building at UT had the habit of catching on fire once or twice a semester.

what i really liked is when the general building alarm went off, i walked through the door 20 feet away, and the firetrucks were already there.

like... literally every month....

god bless welch 😀

yale news

 

[iamwiz82]

cnn is confirming that it was a bomb, if you believe them.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Probably some chem students playing with too much salt peter and charcoal.

It was in the Law School.

 

[thawolfman]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Probably some chem students playing with too much salt peter and charcoal.

It was in the Law School.

Hehe I was just gonna say that...Chem students in the Law School? 😉

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: aphex

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Probably some chem students playing with too much salt peter and charcoal.

It was in the Law School.

Probably some law students playing with too much heresay and conjecture

 

[thawolfman]

I worked there last summer and my email account's still active...I'll be sure to copy and paste up anything they send out, but there's nothing there yet.

 

[badluck]

no injuries, but physical damage being reported (according to FoxNews TV) -- no specific threats to the area prior to explosion --

 

[rh71]

From FoxNews as I hear it... some student was studying then heard the explosion, went to stairwell to escape and it collapsed right in front of him.

D'OH!

 

[MrBond]

This says it might have been in the mail room.

Who knows. I figure, wait 24 hrs and find out most of the real story then.

 

[oniq]

"We heard a really, very very loud shaking kind of sound," he said. "I just grabbed my computer and ran."

Which one of you was at Yale today? 😀

 

[MacGaven]

Originally posted by: oniq

"We heard a really, very very loud shaking kind of sound," he said. "I just grabbed my computer and ran."

Which one of you was at Yale today? 😀

Dude, at least he saved the computer! That was a close one.

 

[MisfitsFiend]

I got a CNN Breaking News email that said it was a bomb...don't know any more facts..

-mf

 

[Hoober]

They're reporting today that it was probably a pipe bomb.

 

[thawolfman]

e-mail I got:

May 22, 5:00 p.m.

Re: Update on the Law School Incident

To the Members of the Yale Community

The investigation of the explosion at the Law School, which occurred on
Wednesday afternoon, May 21, is proceeding. The incident occurred in a
first floor classroom with considerable damage to that classroom and an
adjacent lounge. The FBI, the State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Firearms, as well as the New Haven and Yale Police, are
working collaboratively on this investigation.

There was understandable concern initially that this might relate to the
national "Orange Alert" status that had been announced the day before.
Law enforcement authorities have informed us that there is nothing
indicating that this incident relates to any international terrorism.
Nevertheless, this remains a very serious matter and we have increased our
security and vigilance. The University is doing everything it can to
support the collective efforts of the federal, state, city and university
law enforcement agencies who are aggressively investigating this crime.

Although the Law School building remains closed as the investigation
proceeds, the rest of the University has been open for regular business
today. All Commencement-related activities will proceed as scheduled, and
we are very hopeful that the Law School festivities can be held at their
traditional site.

There are always extra security precautions taken for Commencement. In
light of the recent incident, we will be taking additional security
measures for the weekend. In addition to the University's Police, there
will be added law enforcement officers from both the State Police and the
New Haven Police Department.

This is obviously a very unsettling incident for the entire community; our
support extends particularly to the students, faculty and staff of the Law
School. As a community we continue to support one another, and we are all
working to give our graduates the full salute they deserve.

Special announcements for the Law School community will appear at
http://www.yale.edu/law.
General updates for the Yale Community will be posted at
http://www.yale.edu. Click on the ticker at the bottom of the front door.

Linda Koch Lorimer
Vice President and Secretary

NOTE: This Official University Message to the Yale Community can also be
viewed at:
https://light.its.yale.edu/messages/msg_details.asp?msgid=2623