Evacuations underway at Harvard University after reports of explosives on campus
The Cambridge, Massachusetts university has issued an alert after possible explosives were found in four campus buildings at the Ivy League school.
By Joe Kemp / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Published: Monday, December 16, 2013, 9:25 AM
Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 9:45 AM
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A bomb scare at Harvard University has triggered evacuations in Massachusetts on Monday morning.
Harvard University issued an evacuation notice after possible explosives were found on campus Monday.
Authorities with Cambridge Police Department and school officers descended on four sites at the Ivy League school that included it’s science center and freshman dorms.
“Alert: Unconfirmed reports of explosives at four sites on campus,” the school said in a Twitter message.
“HUPD and CPD are on the scene and investigating,” read another tweet. “Stand by for more info. View emergency page for updates.”
The latest alert was issued at 9:33 a.m.: "The Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) this morning received an unconfirmed report that explosives may have been placed in four buildings on campus: the Science Center, Thayer, Sever and Emerson Halls. HUPD and Cambridge Police are on the scene. Out of an abundance of caution, the buildings have been evacuated while the report is investigated. Harvard's focus is on the safety of our students, faculty and staff. We will update the media when we have more information."
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Students, faculty and staff are being removed from Harvard's Science Center and Thayer, Sever and Emerson buildings.
Sever Hall is a red-bricked building erected in the late 1800s that houses classrooms and lecture halls. Thayer Hall is a student dorm. The Science Center houses dozens of laboratories for multiple subjects, including astronomy, chemistry and physics. Emerson Hall, erected in 1905, serves as the home of the school's philosophy department.
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