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Burst water pipe causes flooding at North Quad on University of Michigan campus

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Water pours into North Quad through a burst water pipe Thursday morning.

Courtesy of Keya Patel

A broken water pipe spilled water throughout the North Quadrangle dormitory Thursday morning and University of Michigan officials are still determining the extent of the damage.

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A burst water pipe caused flooding at U-M's North Quad Thursday morning.

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University of Michigan Police spokeswoman Diane Brown said the incident began about 10:40 a.m. Thursday when a pipe burst in a stairwell. She said the pipe was connected to the building’s fire suppression system and proceeded to send water cascading to lower floors.

“The water drains down and a lot of water was released before they were able to get the pumps turned off,” she said.

The residence tower was closed and classes in the building were canceled Thursday.

University of Michigan Plant Operations and other crews were at the residence hall, 105 S. State St., Thursday morning to clean up the building and determine what caused the burst pipe.

It’s unknown exactly what caused the pipe to break at this point. Brown said it’s unlikely that the pipe was broken by a person in the stairwell.

“(Residents) are not typically rambunctious on a Thursday morning,” she said.

Brown said students' rooms may have been affected by the flooding but the extent of the damage wasn’t clear as of 11:30 a.m. Thursday.

Jeff MacKie-Mason, dean of the U-M School of Information, sent an email to the school community stating The Ehrlicher Room in North Quad sustained major damage in the flooding.

"We will not be able to use it for some time, perhaps several month (the ceilings may need to be replaced, walls may need repair, the carpet and our extensive electronics equipment may need replacement)," MacKie-Mason wrote in the email.

Brown said more information on the flooding should be released later Thursday.


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Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.


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