BOISE, Idaho — A building at Boise State University was evacuated Wednesday morning after reports of smoke in structure.
Boise State tweeted out an alert to students and faculty that Boise Fire crews are responding to Riverfront Hall.
According to the Boise Fire Department, the smoke came from an accidental fire due to an electrical failure with the flood control system.
The smoke from the fire spread via an underground tunnel system to the Albertsons Library, causing that smoke alarm to go off .
People were urged to the evacuate the Quad area to the Student Union Building, Interactive Learning Center or any building south of the Quad, and remain indoors until more information about the situation was made available.
Classes at Boise State Library were delayed but are back open. Regular hours for the library are in operation for the rest of the day.
Classes in Riverfront Hall remain delayed.
Boise State Public Safety sent out an alert that steam tunnels were shut down, which will cause some building to cool down.
And by 3 p.m., all shuttle routes on campus had returned to normal.
