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Overnight accident causes water damage to some areas of UT Medical School:

 HOUSTON - (March 27, 2007 9:30 AM)-An overnight accident that damaged the fire protection system caused significant flooding on the ground floor and basement of the University of Texas Medical School Building at 6431 Fannin Street. Upper floors of the building were not affected. Domestic water service and other utilities were unimpaired.

The UT Medical School is open. However, due to water damage, some areas may be off-limits to students, employees and visitors while clean-up proceeds.

"We ask that everyone respect barriers, caution tape and signs restricting access to various areas," said Executive Director of Administration Nancy O.
McNiel, Ph.D. "We will re-open full access wherever possible, as soon as possible, and we are sorry for any inconvenience this event caused."

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Hartzfeld sprinkler mishap summons the fire department

An accident in Hartzfeld D on Tuesday night caused the fire sprinklers to spurt gallons of water onto the upper floors of the complex, requiring the help of the Portland Fire Department. At 7:55pm on Tuesday, Resident Assistant Brandon Wiebe ’08 responded to complaint of water on the upper floors of Hartzfeld D. What he found he described as “a cascading waterfall of glory.” A student misfired an air soft gun, accidentally breaking the glass stopper of the fire sprinkler in a Hartzfeld closet. The sprinkler subsequently gushed water, filling the closet and spraying out into the hall. With no way to turn the water off, the flood spread down the stairs and poured out over the balcony onto the ground below.

The Fire Department had to break into the water closet in the basement of the complex in order to shut off the valve. By then, at least six inches of standing water had accumulated upstairs. Firefighters then used large squeegees and ploughs to force the rest of the water out of the building. Director of Residential Services Sandi Bottemiller, Director of Residence Life Sachiko Vidourek, and Hartzfeld Resident Director Nichole Moninger appeared at the scene quickly to aid the clean-up effort.

Afterward Skyline cleaning services used high-powered wet-vacuums in attempt to suck the remaining water out of the carpeting, but the carpet still remains wet. Hartzfeld residents currently run large fans hoping to air out the complex, which now smells like “wet dog”, according to Wiebe.
There is a possibility that Residence Life will have to install a new carpet to redress the water damage, but it will not be done until the end of the spring semester.

By Sarah DiSabatino