8 Injured After Explosion Damages Dorms at University of Nevada

A fire official says eight people were treated for injuries after an explosion and “partial collapse” of a dormitory building at the University of Nevada.

Rescue personnel respond to an explosion that damaged Argenta Hall and Nye Hall on the University of Nevada, Reno campus in Reno, Nev., on July 5, 2019. Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP

RENO, Nevada—A fire official says eight people were treated for injuries after an explosion and “partial collapse” of a dormitory building at the University of Nevada, Reno.

City spokesman Jon Humbert said there were no reports of any deaths in the Friday afternoon blast at Argenta Hall.