An ambulance rushed the student, who suffered deep cuts to his hand, to a general emergency room just across the River. He remained at the hospital for observation last night.
Two other students who were standing nearby also suffered minor injuries. They were treated at MIT's infirmary and released.
Minutes after the explosion, the Cambridge Fire Department's hazardous materials squad arrived on the scene, along with the Cambridge Police Department's bomb squad.
One more device was found and diffused in the building, Sales said.
Lobby 10, located on Memorial Drive near Mass. Ave, was closed for an hour as MIT police investigated the incident.
At first, MIT officials and police did not know exactly what had happened, concluding only later that the device was not intended to be explosive.
"There are kits available that you can put together, that have a battery and a flash," Sales said. "It's not designed to explode."
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