Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Freezing temperatures cause sprinkler burst, leak in Munday Hall
An employee of Paul Davis Restoration vacuums water out of a back hallway in Munday Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.Aburst sprinkler caused residents to evacuate earlier that morning.(Jonah Savage)
Residents of Munday Hall filed out of their dorms Tuesday morning due to leaking water in Munday’s lobby
Alarms warned residents of Munday Hall to evacuate the dorms around 11 a.m. because of a burst sprinkler line on the third-floor common area of Munday Hall, Catherine LaRoche, assistant vice president of student engagement and executive director for housing and residence life, said.
LaRoche said freezing temperatures caused the burst, and said no student’s rooms “sustained water damage.”
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