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From: Kim Gates <kim.gates**At_Symbol_Here**STONYBROOK.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] What happened at Stonybrook University today?
Date: May 16, 2014 02:35 UTC
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An explosion during a routine science experiment at Stony Brook University injured two people, university officials said Thursday.
The blast happened in a laboratory inside the Earth and Space Sciences Building at about 4:30 p.m., university spokeswoman Lauren Sheprow said, adding there was minor damage to an interior wall of the lab.
A faculty member and a graduate student suffered minor injuries and were taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where they were listed in "good" condition, she said.
According to a statement from the university, the building was evacuated and partially reopened about 8 p.m. Sheprow said there was no risk to anyone else in or around the campus as a result of the explosion.
The local news is reporting that there was an explosion in a science lab at Stonybrook with injuries to a student and instructor. No specifics were reported.Lew M