A fire engine backs off the patio in front of the Media Lab after firefighters responded to smoke in the building on Dec. 13, 2007. The smoke resulted from a failure of the hydraulic system of one of the building’s elevators and prompted an evacuation during December’s first major snowstorm.

Omari Stephens—The Tech

A fire engine backs off the patio in front of the Media Lab after firefighters responded to smoke in the building on Dec. 13, 2007. The smoke resulted from a failure of the hydraulic system of one of the building’s elevators and prompted an evacuation during December’s first major snowstorm. Omari Stephens—The Tech