Building 50, the University of North Florida’s science and engineering building, remains without power and will be closed through Wednesday, according to a campus alert.

The outage was caused by a main switchgear failure on Sunday night, according to a university spokesperson on Monday. On Tuesday, the spokesperson confirmed that maintenance was able to begin working on replacing the switchgear. An emergency generator is currently powering critical facilities but the building is closed for classes an other activities through Wednesday.

“Work is underway to replace the switchgear,” a university spokesperson wrote in a message Tuesday. “We will update the campus tomorrow if additional closure is needed beyond Wednesday.

In its latest alert, the university advised students to contact their faculty member if they had classes in Building 50 scheduled during this time.

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