Fire incident at Spence Labs resolved

The UI issued a series of Hawk Alerts regarding a fire incident at Spence Labs in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Building. The incident has since been resolved.

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Wyatt Dlouhy

The Psychological and Brain Sciences building is seen on Friday, January 24, 2020.

Arabia Parkey, News Reporter


The University of Iowa issued a Hawk Alert regarding a fire incident at Spence Laboratories in the Psychological and Brain Sciences Building Thursday.

The initial alert was sent at 3:39 p.m., advising evacuation of the building and avoiding the area.

At 3:55 p.m., students and staff received a second alert saying the incident had been resolved and normal activity could be resumed.