Explosion at USC Science Building Prompts Evacuation

A student walks to class at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles on March 11, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—An explosion of unknown size and origin occurred Jan. 26 in a three-story science building on the USC campus, and one person was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries.

The blast was reported at about 4 p.m. in the Neely Petroleum Building at 923 Bloom Walk, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department and USC Department of Public Safety.