Langara College campus evacuated following emergency incident

Langara College has issued a campus-wide evacuation following an unspecified emergency incident at the school’s technology building, which is also known as the T building.

According to the school website, the Vancouver Fire Department attended to the incident on the morning of April 1.

All classes in the T building were cancelled for the remainder of the day.

Students, staff, and faculty should vacate the campus for the rest of the day. Classes and exams are cancelled. We will provide further updates as we learn more.

— Langara College (@langaracollege) April 1, 2019

We are continuing to investigate the incident on campus. Please vacate immediately and watch for updates.

— Langara College (@langaracollege) April 1, 2019

At 1:15 pm the school announced that campus is closed for the day and all exams and classes are cancelled.

Our officers are currently on scene at Langara College dealing with a fire. We’re assisting @VanFireRescue with evacuating the school.

Please avoid the area of W. 49th Ave from Ontario St to Alberta St. We will release more info as it becomes available. #VPD #VanTraffic pic.twitter.com/0EYcLK2m0K

— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 1, 2019

The VPD is assisting VFD with the evacuation. VPD tweeted that the public should avoid the area of W. 49th Avenue from Ontario Street to Alberta Street.

so my school cancelled all classes and evacuated campus today because of “a fire” but u need an assault rifle for a fire? #langara pic.twitter.com/wd0M0ngQOL

— ki (@nipihkan) April 1, 2019

Anyone who saw anything suspicious in the T building this morning is asked to please call Vancouver Police immediately at 911.

More to come as this develops…