April Campos, Emily Carmela Nelson
A campus-wide power outage is currently impacting various Boise State buildings, including the Recreation Center, Chaffee Hall and the Student Union Building.
There is no estimated time for the power to be restored, according to a BroncoAlert sent out to the campus community by the Department of Public Safety
The department asks those on campus to use caution in affected buildings and to avoid using elevators until the power is fully restored.
7:20 p.m.
An elevator rescue is ongoing at Albertsons Stadium as of 6:35 p.m, with two emergency units currently on the scene.
7:36 p.m.
While the power outage at Chaffee Hall started less than an hour ago, the majority of students are already feeling the impacts the outage will have on the remainder of the day.
“Though at first we did take it pretty unseriously, we now realise just how grand it’s going to be not being able to use general appliances,” said Olivia Taylor, a freshman and Chaffee resident.
Students have expressed concerns in how the outage will be affecting the functionality of dorms all across campus.
Chloe Suydan, another freshman, expressed discontent with current conditions. “It’s been annoying since we can’t take a shower with hot water or working lights.”
Braden Turner, freshman resident at Chaffee Hall also illustrated frustration with the inability to monitor or charge electronic devices. “I can’t do homework in my room because it’s too dark and my phone’s about to die.”
No further information has been provided at this time.
7:45 p.m.
All assigned units have been cleared from the elevator rescue. The assignment was received at 6:35 p.m. and was resolved 53 minutes later at 7:28 p.m.. At this time, the outage is still ongoing.
7:50 p.m.
Power has been restored across campus. The Arbiter has reached out to the Department of Public Safety to find more information regarding the cause of the outage.
This is a breaking news story. The Arbiter will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.
