Accidental bomb threat alert issued during maintenance at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Outdoor speakers on UC Santa Barbara's campus sent a false bomb threat alert during maintenance on Tuesday.

According to an emergency notification from the campus alert system, the message was sent out accidentally during maintenance on the alert system and all campus activities have resumed as normal.

A UC Santa Barbara employee told Your News Channel that at least several buildings were evacuated around 1:30 p.m. in response, but everyone returned to class shortly after it was announced the bomb threat was an accident.

A spokesperson on behalf of UC Santa Barbara shared that the routine maintenance work triggered the tone-based alert for a portion of campus.