Smoke leads to evacuation of McHenry County College

June 09, 2022 at 5:12 pm CDT

McHenry County College in Crystal Lake was briefly evacuated due to a smoke incident Thursday, June 9, 2022, which the campus police chief said was caused by a faulty motor fan. (Alex Vucha for Shaw Local)

No one was injured when smoke led to an evacuation Thursday of the McHenry County College campus in Crystal Lake, campus police said.

The incident, was caused by a bad fan motor and was dealt with with minimal issues, campus Police Chief Thomas Kretschmer said.

The motor was checked out and fixed, after which everyone was able to safety return to the building, about 1:30 p.m, college spokeswoman Christina Haggerty said.