NORTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Dade College’s North Campus was evacuated, Wednesday afternoon, after the school received a bomb threat.
An automated safety alert directed all buildings at the North Campus, located at 11380 N.W. 27th Ave., to evacuate just before 4 p.m. Minutes before the announcement, buildings 1, 2, 4 and the preschool lab, located at the North Campus, were ordered to evacuate immediately.
ALERT: Please evacuate all Buildings at MDC NORTH CAMPUS immediately. If heading to the Campus, stay away until the all-clear has been given
— Miami Dade College (@MDCollege) January 18, 2017
Police sweeped the buildings with canines.
According to a school spokesperson, there were not too many students on campus at the time of the alert, just before 4 p.m., Wednesday.
Administrators said they received a bomb threat via email at around 3 p.m., and then began issuing the alerts. The email threatened multiple buildings.
A few hours later, the school announced on Twitter that the all clear was given.
The school canceled all classes for the rest of the day. Classes will resume as scheduled on Thursday.
MDC NORTH CAMPUS ALERT: All clear has been given for MDC North Campus. Classes and operations will resume as normally scheduled Thursday.
— Miami Dade College (@MDCollege) January 19, 2017
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