Stanford Campus Police Investigate Siren Malfunction

PALO ALTO, CA – Stanford University's Department of Public Safety is investigating a malfunction in the school's emergency warning system that resulted in sirens accidentally going off on campus early this morning.

Around 3:10 a.m., the campus' entire siren system was activated, according to a statement from the school's police Chief Laura Wilson.

Students were immediately notified that there was no emergency on campus and public safety officials apologized for the inconvenience.

Technicians were called and deactivated the system, but a siren tower on Stanford Avenue continued to malfunction, Wilson said. Technicians worked for several hours to resolve that malfunction.

Public safety officials are continuing to investigate what caused the malfunction, according to Wilson.

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