According to Cindy Workman, the university’s director of public relations, three small fires had been set at hand sanitizer stations. One of these fires triggered the fire suppression system in the building.
The students were safely evacuated to the student center and no one was injured.
The building was cleared for re-entry, and those students whose rooms were impacted by the sprinkler system were relocated.
Omaha Police and Public Safety are investigating the incident.