Langara College's T building re-opens after series of suspicious fires in April
Langara College’s T-building has been re-opened to students after an almost month-long closure.
Good morning and welcome back! Note: though T Building is open, we want to remind you to be mindful as construction continues in certain areas. Enjoy your first week back and hope to see you at our welcome activities! https://t.co/uFmWooelCV pic.twitter.com/GuXv8sOruv
— Langara College (@langaracollege) May 6, 2019
The Science and Technology building closed at the beginning of April following a series of suspicious fires. Two incendiary devices were detonated in the T-building, causing for the evacuation of the entire Vancouver campus.
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Nasradin Abdusamad Ali, 23 years of age, was arrested on the same day as the fires.
He received one count of robbery, one count of assault, one count of arson in relation to inhabited property, and one count of possession of incendiary material.
Since the closure, a number of classes, exams, services, and events were relocated as the building underwent remediation.
The T building is officially open to students, staff, and the general public, and was marked with an indigenous blessing earlier this morning.
T Buidling is open today! Please join us for a blessing from Elder in Residence Mary Jane Joe in the T Gallery at 10:30 am. We’re starting shortly.
— Langara College (@langaracollege) May 6, 2019
Although most areas of the facility are re-opened and fully functional, a number of offices and meeting rooms will remain under construction until June.
Students are reminded to pay extra attention to work zones, which will be clearly marked.