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wect.com > 04/06/2026 > uncws-bear-hall-evacuated-after-power-outage-main-campus

UNCW’s Bear Hall evacuated after power outage on main campus

5+ mon, 6+ day ago   (207+ words) WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A power outage caused an evacuation at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) Monday afternoon. A message from UNCW’s alert system was sent out at around 11:30 a.m. on April 6, notifying the campus that a power outage was…...