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EDMONTON – The University of Alberta’s HUB Mall was shut down shortly before 1 p.m. Monday. Officials later confirmed there was a death on campus.

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services confirmed it was responding to a fire alarm call around 12:45 at the university.

The university’s protective services team sent a message on Twitter saying that HUB was closed for an “ongoing incident” and that first responders were on site.

HUB MALL CLOSED 12:42 pm HUB closed. No entry. Responders on site. Ualberta.ca for information — Protective Services (@UofA_UAPS) October 27, 2014

HUB Mall remains closed for an ongoing incident. 12:53PM. First Responders on site. — Protective Services (@UofA_UAPS) October 27, 2014

@UAlberta#ualberta#yeg wish they would have told us it was a gas leak, considering HUB Mall’s history. People are terrified in class. — Juliana (@jul_trombone) October 27, 2014

An Emergency Notification email explained emergency responders were called to HUB Mall at 12:42 p.m. for a hazardous materials incident.

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HUB Mall shut down for a “hazardous materials” incident. Emergency responders on site. Alarms going off. #ualbertapic.twitter.com/VrAk4IIHlJ — Alex Migdal (@alexem) October 27, 2014

Notice: There has been an incident at HUB Mall. Please avoid the area. #UAlberta — UniversityOfAlberta (@UAlberta) October 27, 2014 Tweet This

Most of the mall – which also serves as a student residence – was reopened shortly after 1:30 p.m.

NOTICE: 1:33 pm. HUB MALL REOPENED. HUB Mall has been reopened except for the north stairwell near the incident. #UAlberta — UniversityOfAlberta (@UAlberta) October 27, 2014

“At approximately 12:45 p.m. today there was an incident in HUB Mall at the University of Alberta,” said Bev Betkowski, a spokesperson for the university.

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“Edmonton Police Services and Edmonton Fire have evaluated the scene and have determined there are no risks to public safety. HUB Mall has been reopened. The north stairwell of HUB Mall is still cordoned off.”

Later Monday afternoon, university officials said there had been a death on campus.

Notice: HUB Mall is safe and has been reopened. We can confirm that there was a death on campus. #UAlberta — UniversityOfAlberta (@UAlberta) October 27, 2014

The death was not criminal in nature, Edmonton police told Global News.

The Dean of Students Office has resources to help students through difficult times. Please see here. http://t.co/xPgkojnjuX #UAlberta — UniversityOfAlberta (@UAlberta) October 27, 2014

More to come…