Blown fuse in Page caused power outage

A blown fuse in Page Auditorium caused a power outage that affected several campus locations Thursday night.

Power was lost around 10:05 p.m. in the Bryan Center, West Union building, Flowers building, Hanes House, School of Nursing, Parking Garage IV and parts of the Medical Center and Perkins Library, according to a University news release Friday. Most locations regained power within an hour and all locations regained electricity by about 3 a.m. Friday morning. The Chronicle’s office in Flowers was without power for approximately 5 hours.

The news release states that no evacuations were needed in the affected medical buildings.

Aurel Selezeanu, assistant director for electrical utilities, declined to comment early Friday morning.

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