Smoke reported at Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday afternoon
UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall is pictured. At 11:50 a.m., the LA Fire Department responded to reports of smoke at the building. (Daily Bruin file photo)
By Dylan Winward
Aug. 9, 2023 1:18 p.m.
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to reports of smoke smelled and seen at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Wednesday.
Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for LAFD, said the incident was first reported at 11:50 a.m. as a possible fire. The fire department arrived and sourced the smoke to a heating, ventilation and air control unit, he said.
Humphrey added that there was no active fire and the incident was resolved at 12:14 p.m. No injuries were reported, and the crew mopped up before leaving the scene.
A BruinAlert sent advised members of the UCLA campus community to avoid the area around Schoenberg Hall at around 12:20 p.m., advising that there may also be traffic delays.
