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UT Arlington campus returns to normal operations after fire in a natural gas well prompts evacuations

By S.E. Jenkins

Updated on: January 30, 2025 / 11:55 PM CST / CBS Texas

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ARLINGTON — Campus operations have returned to normal after a fire in a natural gas well near the Continuing Education building at the University of Texas Arlington prompted evacuations.

Students were sent a MAV Alert to evacuate Thursday late afternoon.

UT Arlington police said the fire has been extinguished.

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S.E. Jenkins

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State University, Aarhus Universitet and City, University of London.