Minor incident

Rice University: Martel, Brown, and Jones Colleges, wired and wireless outage. Facilities are investigating.

Affected: Wireless, Wired

Current status of Rice University: Operational — live Rice University status

Timeline

1. Sep 30, 2026, 15:33 UTC
   investigating
   Martel, Brown, and Jones Colleges, wired and wireless outage. Facilities are investigating.
2. Sep 30, 2026, 15:40 UTC
   investigating
   We are continuing to investigate this issue.
3. Sep 30, 2026, 15:41 UTC
   investigating
   Facilities confirmed there is a power outage.
4. Sep 30, 2026, 15:53 UTC
   identified
   Fire at Jones College
5. Oct 1, 2026, 00:43 UTC
   identified
   Portions of the affected buildings remain without power - We will continue to monitor.
6. Oct 1, 2026, 15:43 UTC
   identified
   Power and network connectivity have been restored to Brown and Martel Colleges - Only a portion of Jones College remains without connectivity. We will continue to monitor and provide updates.
7. Oct 2, 2026, 00:03 UTC
   monitoring
   Network connectivity across Martel, Brown, and Jones Colleges has been fully restored, and all associated equipment is operating normally.
8. Oct 5, 2026, 14:48 UTC
   monitoring
   Services have mostly restored, but parts of Jones College remain on generator power. Brief, intermittent network interruptions may continue until permanent power is restored.
9. Oct 9, 2026, 11:50 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved.

Updates as published by Rice University (original).