Overview
- An explosion occurred just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 1 on the fourth floor of Harvard Medical School’s Goldenson Building, with no injuries reported.
- A Harvard University police officer responding to a fire alarm saw two people fleeing; investigators released surveillance images and are asking for help identifying them.
- The Boston Fire Department’s Arson Unit assessed the blast as intentional, and a Boston police sweep found no additional devices.
- The FBI is assisting Harvard police in what officials describe as a very active, multi-agency investigation, with tips directed to HUPD’s Detective Bureau at 617-495-1796.
- Harvard reports no structural damage and labs and equipment intact, the building largely reopened, and patrols increased on the Longwood campus.