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Boiler Explodes On UW-Whitewater Campus

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is cleaning up after an explosion damaged the university’s boiler in the power plant on the north side of campus Wednesday afternoon.

The explosion took place at about 12:15 p.m. in the building, which is located near North Prairie Street and Esker Dining Hall. The force of the explosion blew out windows in the building.