December 1997
Transformer Fire Closes McCormack Building
On the afternoon of November 18, a transformer failure caused a fire in the McCormack Building. The Boston Fire Department, Clean Harbors and Boston Edison responded to the alert. Everyone was evacuated safely from the building and there were no injuries. Replacing the transformer and restoring power required the McCormack Building to be closed until Friday, Nov. 21 when it reopened for classes and all normal activities.
In the case of such an event, news updates on the closure and re-opening of buildings will be broadcast on local radio, and a message will be available on the UMass Boston web site (www.umb.edu) and telephone line, at 287-5000.