Ohio State University evacuates buildings after finding ‘suspicious package’

The Ohio State University evacuated two buildings after a suspicious package was found, the university said on social media.

At 12:30 p.m., Ohio State University Emergency Management wrote in a post on X that the Caldwell Lab building was being evacuated “as a precaution” while police investigated a suspicious package.

A few minutes later, emergency management said the nearby journalism building was also being evacuated because it is close to the lab building.

The university has not released any further details about the package or its contents.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

Public Safety and Breaking News Reporter Bailey Gallion can be reached at bagallion@dispatch.com.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State University evacuates Caldwell Lab, journalism buildings