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Loud beeping sounds across South Kensington campus following power outage

A brief electrical outage at Imperial’s South Kensington Campus has resulted in the College’s public address speakers producing loud intermittent beeping sounds since this morning. The issue was unresolved as of 11pm today.

The sounds were heard across campus, including at the Abdus Salam Library, where staff distributed earplugs. Students also reported noise disruptions during exam sittings.

Imperial said the outage, which took place this morning, was the result of issues with distribution network operator UKPN. 

“Our teams are in touch with contractors who are working to mute the speaker beeping sound as soon as possible whilst they troubleshoot any further issues and reset the system. We apologise for any disruption this issue has caused,” the College said.

This is a developing story.

Feature image: A speaker on Dalby Court.

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