On Feb. 26 at 7:28 a.m., a Mustang Alert went out notifying the campus community of smoke in the Holt Center and requesting immediate evacuation.
Police and fire personnel were on the scene as the alert was sent.
Delta staff worked to evacuate the building and move any classes in Holt to other buildings on campus.
The fire started on an HVAC unit above one of the auto shops. Fire crews worked quickly climbing on top of the building to put out the fire.
At 8:24 a.m. an “all clear” was sent through Mustang Alert, noting that the “previous emergency situation has ended” and it was “safe to return to normal operations.”
This was the first emergency event since the launch of the Mustang Alert! app in December 2024, according to a list of emergencies on the Delta College website. Previous alerts were sent under the RAVE Guardian system.
At 8:54 p.m. Delta College Director of Marketing and Communications Alex Breitler sent out an email notifying the campus of what Delta was doing to ensure student safety.
“Classes in the Holt Building are canceled and the building will be closed until 10 a.m. today due to chemical and smoke smell related to a fire earlier this morning,” said Breitler.
