RIT electricity: Power outage at Rochester Institute of Technology - Democrat & Chronicle
RIT electricity: Power outage at Rochester Institute of Technology
Power back on at Rochester Institute of Technology residence halls, campus cafe
William Ramsey
Update: Power was restored by 3:50 p.m., according to RIT officials. The cause of the outage was not immediately known.
There was a power outage at the Rochester Institute of Technology on Saturday.
The outage was first reported on "X," formerly known as Twitter.
A person who answered the phone at the RIT media office at 3 p.m. confirmed the outage. "We're working on it."
A dining hall on campus was affected, as were several residence halls. Sol's Underground and the Corner Store were closed during the outage.
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