Three injured in small explosion on Murray State campus

A small explosion in a chemistry lab was reported on the Murray State University campus Tuesday.

Shawn Touney, the Executive Director of Marketing and Communication at Murray State told West Kentucky Star that MSU Police responded to a report of a chemical leak at the Chemistry Building. Touney said there were three people in the building that were treated and released from a local hospital.

The Chemistry, Biology, and School of Engineering/Engineering and Physics buildings were closed for the remainder of Tuesday. Classes in Gene W. Ray Science Campus buildings will resume as normal on Wednesday, although there will be no lab activities in the Chemistry Building.

Touney said that if students have questions, they should contact their faculty member.

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