FILE – In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the “Great Dome” atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in an Oct. 17, 2019, letter provided to The Associated Press, that it has opened an investigation into “radiation safety and compliance” at the university’s Bates Research and Engineering Center in Middleton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
A building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was evacuated after a bomb threat, but police in Cambridge say they have not found evidence to substantiate it.
The threat was made against the Green Building, or Building 54, MIT said.
"Despite similar threats being called at universities nationwide in the past week, we nevertheless out of an abundance of caution urge individuals to take this seriously and stay away from the area," MIT Police said in a statement.
People were evacuated from the Green Building, and people in nearby buildings were told to follow instructions from first responders at the scene.
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The Cambridge Police Department was working with MIT Police to investigate the threats, but said in a tweet that "at this time, no evidence has been found to substantiate the threats."
Following a comprehensive search, Cambridge police said all units have cleared the scene after no threats were located.
