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Peabody Terrace Explosion Leads to Evacuation

Alfonso J. Madrid, who is studying for his Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government, said he was preoccupied by the two take-home exams that he had left on his computer

"If I'd known, I would have e-mailed them so I could have worked on them somewhere else," he said.

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Others were more prepared, however.

Pascale M. Schicks, whose husband is a second-year student at the Business School, had flown back from New York in the early afternoon.

Unlike most people, who had left all their belongings in their apartments, she was ready to care for her 10-month-old daughter during the afternoon.

"I'm fine," she said, smiling. "We came back with food for the day."

For most, the ordeal lasted between nine and 10 hours--although it ended earlier than expected. Back at the King school, HUPD had told residents they might be back by midnight.

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