An explosion on the Texas Tech University campus in Lubbock set off fires and power outages Wednesday, leading school officials to issue evacuation orders for several buildings and cancel classes for the rest of the week.

Plumes of smoke coovered the Texas Tech University Recreational Center on Wednesday as authorities responded to 'multiple fires' on the Lubbock campus. Around the same time, a gas leak in the Engineering Building prompted an immediate evacuation.

Multiple agencies are responding to the Texas Tech campus, where smoke is visible rising into the air.Lubbock Fire Rescue says it’s responding to “multiple fires” on campus and buildings have been evacuated in the area.

Multiple areas on campus are affected by power outages on the Texas Tech campus Wednesday evening, according to a TechAlert.

Several building at Texas Tech University in Lubbock were evacuated on Wednesday after officials confirmed that an explosion in a manhole caused multiple fires. The campus was also hit with a widespread power outage.

The explosion came from a manhole on campus near a substation, causing power outages in the area and at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, officials said.

An underground fire and explosion at a power substation on the Texas Tech University campus Wednesday night caused multiple power outages and evacuations, sending students to an early spring break. This is a developing story.