Over the years, a number of newspaper articles have been published relating to Virginia Tech's steam tunnel network, students who chose to explore them, and of course the unfortunate steam pipe explosion that took place the early 80's.

Here is a selection of the newspaper articles about the steam tunnels:

"Tunnels Have Easy Access, Frequent Use" - The Collegiate Times, January 1979

"Two Tech Workers Killed in Steam Line Explosion" - Roanoke Times, August 1981

"Two are Killed in Explosion at Virginia Tech" - The News Messenger, August 1981

"Force of Explosion at Tech Raises Questions on Pressure" - The News Messenger, August 1981

"Cause of Tunnel Explosion Unknown" - The Collegiate Times, September 1981

"Students Weren't Alone Underground" - The Collegiate Times, September 1981

"Probe Continues in Tech Explosion"

"Employee Error Cause of Tech Steam Explosion"

"'Steam Tunnels' Were Once Used for Parties"

"Escape" - The Collegiate Times

"Tech's Steamy Underground" - The Collegiate Times, April 1989

"Tunnel Rats" - The Washington Post, December 2001

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