While Northeastern spokesperson Samantha Fodrowski said there did not appear to be injuries, media reports indicate that there was one police officer who suffered minor injuries. The officer was in the area working construction detail.
Huntington Avenue was closed down for a portion of the morning due to fears that the building might be structurally unsound. Inspectors have deemed that the building is not at risk of collapse, and the MBTA is now running. Students were evacuated from the building, and Northeastern is working with Boston's inspectional services division to determine if they can return to their residence hall or if they will need to be relocated to a different space by the University.
For more information as updates come in, you can check out the following web sites:
Boston Globe: www.boston.com
WHDH [NBC Boston]: www.whdh.com
The Boston Channel [ABC Boston]: www.thebostonchannel.com
WBZ-TV [CBS Boston: www.cbs4boston.com
The Boston Herald: www.bostonherald.com
Also, on Twitter, you can search for "#Northeastern" or "337 Huntington" to see users who have posted pictures and tweets about the situation.
1 comment:
This building was already unsafe. Debris was falling off this building weeks ago, with no scaffolding. Northeastern should be ashamed of themselves for putting students in such deplorable circumstances.
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