UPDATE: E-Quad reopens after gas leak prompts evacuation

By the Office of Communications on March 24, 2015, 9:37 a.m.

An alarm indicating a gas leak in a laboratory clean room prompted an hour-long evacuation of the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science today.

The alarm was triggered at 9:17 a.m. Emergency protection systems worked as expected, shutting down the gas supply. Once the area was deemed safe, protection systems were reset and the E-Quad buildings reopened about 10:20 a.m.

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