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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of fires and at least one explosion that led to smoke and flames pouring from manholes across the Texas Tech campus. The ...

Deputies responded to the scene after reports of an explosion and found 66-year-old David Kornbluth with minor injuries to his hands. It was determined that he was handling explosive materials ...