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Fire safety specialist finds AC unit malfunction as cause of Thompson Hall evacuation

Students were offered temporary relocation last night and cleared to return at 11:39 a.m. today.

Thecla Li, Managing Editor • February 5, 2020

This story was updated on Feb. 5 at 11:11 p.m. to include new information regarding the source of the smoke. This story was updated on Feb. 6 at 1:29 p.m. with confirmation of the smoke’s cause from the fire safety specialist. Smoke wisped from the Thompson Hall elevator at 6:17 p.m., triggering...