E.S. Bird Library was evacuated around 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon when an electrical closet on the roof overheated.

There was no fire, and evacuation was ‘routine,’ said Pamela McLaughlin, director of communications and external relations at Bird. Everyone waited outside for about 10 minutes until they were allowed back inside, McLaughlin said. She did not have a count for how many had to evacuate.

All were allowed to reenter the building at 3 p.m. and the several fire trucks and emergency vehicles who responded to the call left the scene. The fire alarm again went off briefly around 4 p.m., but stopped before most students had evacuated.

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