Clumsy accident causes ‘inconvenient’ lights out
Yale may be among the world’s top universities, but on Thursday, it was no match for a clumsy construction worker laboring near a key power line on Science Hill.
The University — and particularly its administrative offices — ground to a halt just before noon after a construction accident at Kroon Hall, the new home of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, knocked out power to much of central campus for much of the day and caused a chain reaction that later crippled the University’s phone system for several hours. No one was injured in the accident, officials said, but...
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