Thursday, December 18

Smoke reported at Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday afternoon


UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall is pictured. At 11:50 a.m., the LA Fire Department responded to reports of smoke at the building. (Daily Bruin file photo)


The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of smoke smelled and seen at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday. 

Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for LAFD, said the incident was first reported at 11:50 a.m. as a possible fire. The fire department arrived and sourced the smoke to a heating, ventilation and air control unit, he said.

Humphrey added that there was no active fire and the incident was resolved at 12:14 p.m. No injuries were reported, and the crew mopped up before leaving the scene. 

A BruinAlert sent advised members of the UCLA campus community to avoid the area around Schoenberg Hall at around 12:20 p.m., advising that there may also be traffic delays.

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