Officials said during a news conference Saturday that the cause of the Friday explosion that blew out windows and did other damage to multiple floors of Argenta Hall remains under investigation. RENO, Nev. - Authorities say thorough searches of a University of Nevada, Reno, dormitory building that was heavily damaged by an explosion found nobody inside and all students are accounted for. The university has said a mechanical failure of some type is suspected, but State Fire Marshal Bart Chambers said investigators can’t check the boiler area in the basement of the seven-story building until they get clearance by a structural engineer. He says several feet of water have been pumped out of the basement. Eight people suffered minor injuries and only two required brief treatment at a hospital while the others were treated at the scene.

Source: thestar July 06, 2019 20:03 UTC