Power was restored Friday evening at the University of Maryland, College Park, after an hourslong outage shuttered campus libraries and limited dining and health services, officials said.

Crews identified the source of the outage and worked into the evening to restore power in phases.

The Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department responded to the scene around 1:25 p.m., spokesperson Michael Yourishin said.

The firefighters checked 21 buildings, removed three people from elevators and assisted two people who use wheelchairs down steps, Yourishin said in an email.

Firefighters cleared the scene around 2 p.m., officials said.

The power outage came a day after new and returning students arrived on campus Thursday. Classes start Tuesday, according to the 2025-26 academic calendar.

The division of student affairs has activities planned to welcome Terps this weekend, including bowling, movie screenings and pizza parties. Also, Maryland’s football season is set to kick off with the Terps taking on Florida Atlantic University on Saturday at SECU Stadium.

The school’s latest admissions data shows there are around 31,000 undergraduate and over 10,000 graduate students enrolled.

This article has been updated.