Emergency responders reported to North Virginia Street within the university campus Friday afternoon following calls about a dormitory explosion.
Steve Leighton, operations chief for the Reno Fire Department, told reporters Friday evening that eight people had been injured: six were treated on-site and two transferred to area hospitals, but later discharged.
The incident took place in the basement of the university's Argenta Hall.
"There has been a utilities accident on the main campus. Police and fire on scene. Please stay away," reads a UNR Police Service email obtained by KTVN.
Reno Police, Reno Fire and the Washoe County Sheriff's Office are on the scene.