A broken hot water pipe and the resulting steam caused two floors of a LaFollette Complex hall to flood Tuesday night.
The busted pipe was in the second floor bathroom of the Woody/Shales residence hall, said David Reum, a building mechanic who was involved in the clean up of the incident.
“My friend was coming out of the bathroom and said that he heard a noise and thought it was a shower, but he saw water rush from under the door and then started yelling for our [resident assistant] and banging on people’s doors,” said Anthony Freeman, a freshman sports administration major and resident of the first floor.
The water had seeped through to the second floor and caused flooding on the first floor, as well.
“I grabbed all of my towels and threw them out there [in the hall],” Freeman said.
Brandon Cothron, a freshman and resident of the second floor, said the water reached up to an inch.
The hardfloors of the residence hall were cleaned up, but Freeman said some students had carpet that had gotten wet.
Freeman said Woody/Shales staff instructed students to compile their damaged items and make a list to send to their hall director.
The Daily News was not able to reach any of the hall staff Tuesday night.
Residents were still able to stay in their rooms, but will be unable to have hot water in any of the showers on the second floor, Reum said.
“They can use the toilets, but they are losing half of the sinks and all of the showers,” he said.
Students will be allowed to use facilities located on the third floor.
“And LaFollette is not falling down,” Reum said,
Adam Baumgartner contributed to this story.
