Several University of Guelph buildings evacuated due to 'security risk'

Three buildings on the University of Guelph campus have been ordered to evacuate.

Three buildings at the University of Guelph have been evacuated and a section of campus has been taped off by police.

In a message sent out via the university’s alert system at 10:20 a.m., Campus Safety ordered the evacuation of Rozanski Hall, the Bullring, and the Landscape Architecture building due to a “security risk.”

The university has not specified the nature of the risk, but warned staff and students not to smoke, use matches or lighters, or turn on any electrical switches or appliances in the area, in case of an explosion or gas leak.

In an update posted online, the university said everyone in the area has been moved to a safe space and emergency services are on scene.

Students tell CTV News they were in exams this morning when the fire alarm went off and they were told to evacuate.

“Our teacher just calmly told us to leave our papers, leave our bags and just walk out, do the regular fire drill stuff – nothing too crazy," second-year student Liam Calhoun said. "Then everything got taped off, we were just told to stay away from the building."