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Nevada dorms rocked by gas blast closed for 1 to 2 years

Nevada dorms rocked by gas blast closed for 1 to 2 years | iNFOnews.ca
University of Nevada, Reno Police Chief Todd Renwick describes the damage inside a school dormitory from a July 5 natural gas explosion, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Reno, Nev., during a tour that gave members of their media their first look at the interior. Structural engineers with experience responding to earthquakes and natural disasters are helping with efforts to rebuild it over the next year or so. Eight people suffered minor injuries in the blast at the mostly empty Argenta Hall. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)

RENO, Nev. – Both of the dormitories damaged in a natural gas explosion at the University of Nevada, Reno will remain closed for at least a year and the most severely damaged one isn’t expected to reopen until at least the fall of 2021.

School officials said Monday they’re making progress on plans to find housing for 1,300 students who were scheduled to live in Argenta and Nye halls when the fall semester begins at the end of next month.

A July 5 explosion in a basement boiler room at Argenta Hall led to a much larger gas blast that blew out walls and windows, but caused only minor injuries to eight people.

School officials say they’re already developing requests for architectural design and rebuilding of the residence halls. They hope Nye can reopen by fall 2020 and Argenta by fall 2021.

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