Video: Explosion Reported at University of Nevada, Reno Dorms

Emergency response crews scrambled Friday to the University of Nevada, Reno amid reports of a “utilities accident” at a dormitory.

According to local officials, both police officers and firefighters on are scene and advised individuals to vacate the area and stay away.

RGJ.com reports:

One student was in her dorm room at Argenta Hall when she heard the explosion.

“I heard a really large boom, and the fire alarm went off,” Therese-Mae Lim said Friday. “I went outside of my room and all the lights were off. There was a complete power outage except for the emergency lights.”

Several people, who were across from the building, were struck by shrapnel when the explosion went off, Lim said.

“I thought I smelled gas when I left the building,” she said.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Video and photos of the scene are circulating on social media.

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