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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

There was an incident at Berkeley, but no follow up

From Monday's San Francisco Chronicle: A hazmat team rushed to UC Berkeley’s social sciences building Monday afternoon to investigate a potential hazardous substance, according to the Berkeley Fire Department.

“Our hazmat team is working an incident on the UC Berkeley campus. It is still an active scene and we are waiting to see what the product is and if it is harmful,” Keith May, the department’s assistant fire chief, told the Chronicle. May said the building was evacuated during the incident.

A WarnMe text alert sent from the university to students at 3:52 p.m. said students could re-enter the building. “All clear. You may now safely enter the social sciences building,” the alert said.

Source: https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/hazardous-materials-team-probes-incident-uc-18473072.php

Yours truly looked for a follow up in the Chronicle and in the Daily Cal. Nothing appeared. No information on the "WarnMe" site mentioned above and nothing on other UC-Berkeley emergency sites. Only the Chronicle carried the story, although apparently there were text alerts sent to students and others. Given current tensions, campuses should be transparent about such incidents, even if they turn out to be false alarms.

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