Police with the University of Delaware evacuated several buildings and investigated an incident at the Lammot DuPont Lab on the Newark, Delaware campus.
Police with the University of Delaware evacuated several buildings and investigated an incident at the Lammot DuPont Lab on the Newark, Delaware campus Wednesday afternoon.
After a lengthy investigation, officials announced all the buildings would reopen Thursday morning at 9 a.m.According to officials, police were investigating a "safety related incident" at the lab at 175 The Green. The building was closed while police and officials with the university’s Environmental Health and Safety division determined the safety issue and an appropriate route forward.
An investigation determined researchers unintentionally created a shock-sensitive explosive in the lab.
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