Library Closed A Second Day Due To Water Damage

The Tolland Public Library will be closed again for the second day in a row. The library was originally was scheduled to open its doors at noon yesterday, in addition to the town hall and senior center. However, it was unable to open as a result of water damage after the snowstorm.

“We have had ongoing leaks in the library roof for some time that have intensified with the build up of snow and ice,” Town Manager Steven Werbner told Patch last night. “Crews will be on the roof tomorrow trying to remove some of the accumulation.”

In next year’s capitol budget is a proposed project to replace the roof, said Werbner, “which is long overdue.” The cost for the project is estimated to be approximately $400,000.

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1/29/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

Late Afternoon: Periods of light snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Light snow likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming west between 6 and 9 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. Northwest wind between 5 and 11 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind between 6 and 9 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of snow, mainly after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 17. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday: Snow likely, mainly after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 11.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

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Strong Storm Floods Basement

Saxonburg is looking into an overhaul of the stormwater piping around Thelma Drive.

A full catch basin, missing plans and one flooded home have prompted council to request two estimates for work on the storm water system in the area.

By next month, council will consider whether to fix or replace the existing stormwater infrastructure near Thelma Drive, council President William Gillespie Jr. said.

Following a complaint last month, borough employees pumped water from a Thelma Drive resident's front lawn to ease some of the water flow into her basement, borough Superintendent Tom Knights said.

Normally, stormwater flooding is the result of stormwater entering sewage lines, but Saxonburg doesn't have a combined sewer and stormwater system.

Because there are no plans for the area, Gillespie said borough workers will have to find the sources of the water collected in the now-full catch basin.

The 8-inch terra cotta pipe used to drain the catch basin isn't large enough to handle the flow from multiple lines, Gillespie said.

"The 8-inch is adequate for her property," Gillespie said. "It's not able to handle other areas of Thelma Drive, as well."

Papik said estimates will be made available to council at February's meeting.

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Mobile Fire Estimated At $1 Million In Damage

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Mobile fire officials are trying to determine the cause of late-night fire that heavily damaged an auto painting business.

Officials said passers-by spotted a fire about 11 p.m. Monday at Marshall's Auto Painting and Collision. About 40 firefighters battled the fire.

Officials said the building contained several cars, as well as auto paint and paint thinner, which added fuel to fire. They estimated the damage could total more than $1 million.

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Sayre Hotel Damaged By Water

A Sayre hotel sustained water damage Tuesday after a broken sprinkler head leaked water into its lobby.

The sprinkler on the second floor of the Best Western Grand Victorian Inn caused multiple alarms to sound and water to flow into the lobby, said Sayre Assistant Fire Chief Gil Crossett.

Sayre firefighters were sent to the fire at 9:29 a.m. Tuesday. Firefighters found water damage in the lobby, kitchen and part of the bar. Firefighters used salvage covers to protect most of the furniture and the carpet in the bar, Crossett said.

Crossett said the cause of the broken sprinkler head remains under investigation.

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Burst Pipe Closes Four Classrooms At Middle School

Mother nature 1, Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School, 0

That seemed to be the tally Tuesday, when temperatures froze an outside sprinkler head that burst about 11 a.m. and forced students out of four classrooms, the city said.

Firefighters responded to the break at 11:08 a.m., the department said. According to Mayor Robert Dolan's office, eight students were in the classrooms when the leak occurred.

Other students whose classes are held in the affected areas were moved to the cafeteria and gym, before attending a schoolwide assembly, according to the city.

Damage to the school was minimal, and the electrical, heating, and ventilation systems were not affected. A cost estimate for the repairs is pending, Dolan's office said.

Maintenance set to work immediately to address the problem.

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Broken Pipe Floods High School

A broken pipe in the cafeteria that caused flooding at River Hill High School this weekend will not force the school to close on Tuesday.

“It’s fortunate that this was a non-student day,” Patti Caplan, director of public information for Howard County schools, said on Monday.

Caplan confirmed that a pipe had broken at the school.

In a statement sent to parents, River Hill principal Nick Novak said the Howard County Fire Department responded to an alarm at River Hill early Sunday.

According to Novak, a check valve froze and the pipe burst in a storage area of the kitchen. Rooms on the first and basement floors of the building were flooded.

A response team of school maintenance staff and a certified inspection, cleaning and restoration company was organized to remove the water and address any damage. No mold was found in the affected areas of the school, Novak said, and the immediate removal of the water and the use of fans and dehumidifiers reduces the potential of mold growth.

Monday was a professional work day for teachers county-wide, so students were not in school. The professional work day was held as scheduled, with teachers either reporting for work at River Hill or other high schools where development activities were scheduled.

Students will return to River Hill as scheduled on Tuesday.

Areas of the school did sustain damage; several classrooms will require the replacement of ceiling tiles and wallboards, Novak said, causing the relocation of some classes to other rooms for the week. The media center will be closed for the rest of the week.

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Busted Sprinkler Pipes Flood Boston Athenaeum

A faulty sprinkler system flooded the first floor of the Boston Athenaeum yesterday, soaking thousands of books, sculptures, carpets and paintings.

Staff and patrons at the 162-year-old National Historic Landmark were alerted to the problem shortly before 3 p.m. yesterday when the fire alarm went off, activated by the broken sprinkler, director Paula Matthews said. By the time everyone was out of the private library at 10 1⁄ 2 Beacon Street, the water was already “quite deep.”

“I was splashing around,” said Matthews, who estimated that it reached about 6 inches and dripped through to the basement.

Fire department spokesman Steve MacDonald said firemen shut off the building’s water main, stopping the water within 45 minutes. Investigators were looking at the frigid weather as a possible cause, he added.

“It’s never quick when a sprinkler head activates,” MacDonald said. “It takes a while for the water to drain.”

The flood struck the building’s plush Long Room, which is used for events. Matthews said it affected a small portion of the library’s 600,000-strong collection and hit no particularly valuable objects.

“It could have been much worse,” Matthew said.

Workers were still clearing the building at 10 last night. The Athenaeum will be closed today, and likely the rest of the week, Matthews said.

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House Fire Causes $100,000 In Damage

BELLEVUE — Damage is estimated at $100,000 in a fire at a Bellevue house on Tuesday, fire officials said.

Flames and smoke were visible from the front of the tri-level home at 2252 Lucerne Drive when firefighters arrived at 12:40 p.m., said Brad Muller, assistant chief of the Bellevue Fire Department.

One man was home when the blaze was discovered in the home's attic. He escaped unhurt.

Muller said a wood-burning stove appears to have sparked the fire. The house sustained fire, smoke and water damage.

About 20 firefighters responded. They were on the scene almost two hours.

Brown County land records show that the property, owned by Wayne F. Svoboda of Bellevue, is valued at $160,400.

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Broken Pipe Forces Blue Man Group Cancellation

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) - Water damage from a burst pipe has forced cancellation of all three performances of the Blue Man Group at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

UNI spokesman Jim O'Connor says a sprinkler pipe broke Tuesday morning while gear was being moved in for what would have been Tuesday night's performance at the Great Hall stage.

Cedar Falls Fire Chief John Schilling says a curtain rigging system malfunctioned, causing the sprinkler pipe to break.

Water flooded the stage, hallways and equipment for the show.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier says the arts center is trying to reschedule performances by Blue Man Group.

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1/25/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Light north wind.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 2pm, then rain, snow, and sleet. High near 38. East wind between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Low around 27. Blustery, with a north wind between 21 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. North wind between 9 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

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House Fire Causes Damage In Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM - Gwinnett County Fire fighters battled a blaze Wednesday evening in Bethlehem.

A passerby spotted the fire at 2872 Harbins Road and called authorities just after 9 p.m.

Gwinnett Fire Captain Tommy Rutledge said the single story wood frame was fully involved when fire fighters arrived on the scene. Firefighters had to initially battle the fire from the outside due to intense heat.

Rutledge added, no one was home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

The house suffered heavy damage with one of the owners pets succumbing to the smoke and flames.

The exact cause of the fire is under investigation.

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1/20/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 10pm. Low around 25. Calm wind becoming east between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Friday: Snow, mainly before 10am. High near 35. Breezy, with a north wind between 14 and 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 15. West wind between 13 and 17 mph.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Northwest wind between 9 and 11 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 24.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. 

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Loveall RV's Damaged By Fire

A fire at Loveall RVs early today is estimated to have caused millions of dollars in damage.

The Boone County Fire Protection District responded around 1:40 a.m. to the business at 8877 I-70 Drive N.E., east of Columbia just north of Interstate 70. A motorist passing on the interstate called 911 to report smoke coming across the road.

No injuries were reported, Division Chief Gale Blomenkamp said. Firefighters found the east half of the commercial building — the maintenance area — in flames, and the roof had collapsed.

Because the roof was unstable, firefighters worked from outside the building to stop the fire before entering the office and showroom, Blomenkamp said. They found fire continuing on the second floor and extinguished that from the stairwell.

Much of the business’s financial documentation was saved, said John Wilke, chief investigator. Two fifth-wheel campers were destroyed in the maintenance area, and two popup campers in the showroom sustained heavy smoke damage.

Columbia resident Dale Loveall is the property owner, according to the Boone County Assessor’s Office. He could not be reached for comment.

Crews were continuing to put out hot spots this morning.

Boone County Fire Protection District investigators were working with the state fire marshal’s office to determine the fire’s origin. Because the blaze involved a commercial building, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has been asked to help with the investigation.

Investigators were waiting on the scene this morning for the arrival of construction equipment, Wilke said. The equipment will remove the fallen roof and stabilize the building so investigators can enter. Potentially, it could be days before investigators can enter the structure.

While waiting, investigators were interviewing mechanics to learn what was in the building and where it was located, Wilke said. No suspicious activity has been reported.

Because the wind blew toward the south lot, where campers were located, each camper likely will be inspected for smoke damage, Wilke said.

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SUNY New Paltz Damaged By Storm

NEW PALTZ — SUNY New Paltz officials don't yet know how big a bill they're facing for cleanup and repairs of storm-related damage at the college's Jacobson Faculty Tower.

The 10-story, 120-foot-high building housing offices for faculty and support staff suffered water damage on a number of floors on the north and west sides following the blizzard that hit the area Sunday.

Jacqueline DiStefano, the college's vice president for finance and administration, said the main culprit was a power outage that affected a third of the campus.

The power failure caused water-filled coils in the building's heating and cooling system to freeze up and then burst, sending water spilling into a number of offices.

DiStefano confirmed that "one or two" windows were blown open, letting snow get into some offices. But she said that was not a "primary contributing factor" to the overall damage.

The damage was discovered Monday, and for the next two days cleaning up the water, replacing damaged or displaced ceiling and floor tiles and other work was "a primary focus" of campus maintenance crews and other staff, DiStefano said. A contractor also was hired to help with the cleanup.

All the work was essentially finished and the large dryers and dehumidifiers brought in to help the drying process had been removed by noon Wednesday, DiStefano said.

While a dollar figure for the damage wasn't known as of Wednesday, DiStefano said, "The state is self-insured, so we will have to use campus resources to pay for all of this."

The building also houses seminar rooms and Jazzman's Cafe

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Broken Pipes Flood Burglarized Home

DES MOINES, Iowa -- When a Des Moines couple returned home from a trip to see their new grandchild, they were greeted by a cold, wet and costly scene.

The Des Moines Register said that on Tuesday, Mary and Charles Pope found their house lights on, water on the floor and ice in a toilet bowl.

A burglar had tossed a brick through a glass door to get inside their home. Cold air rushed in, freezing a pipe to the ice maker in a refrigerator. The pipe burst, and water poured out onto the kitchen floor and down into the basement.

The burglar took a 42-inch flat-screen television, jewelry and other items, leaving a mess and a jagged hole in the door.

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Broken Water Main Closes Department Of Justice Buildings

A water main broke Tuesday morning in the alley between the Department of Justice office buildings on I and J streets in downtown Sacramento, closing both locations.

The water system at 1300 I St. was disabled and access to the building will be restricted until it is fixed, the state Attorney General’s office reported. A timeline for re-opening is not available, but work is under way.

In the meantime, about 800 employees from both buildings will work remotely and from other DOJ locations.

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Second Pipe Break In Two Days Frustrates West End Residents

A water main break on Lawrence, east of Black Creek, has left a residential building without water while crews try to repair the damage.

It's the second water main break at 1577 Lawrence in two days.

On Monday the city had to shut down roads after cold temperatures turned streets into virtual ice rinks.

The latest break Tuesday flooded backyards and basements in the area and forced an apartment complex to turn off their water.

"This whole building has no fire protection and no domestic water at this moment," revealed Joe Cirillo, Manager Operations For Toronto Water, West District. "Right now they are trying to determine where the leaks are so they can make repairs. Until they make the repairs the building will be without water. Hopefully by midnight they should have the water back on. It depends on where the break is and how much damage has been done."

"It's an old system it's probably been in the ground 50 years," he added, noting that the city isn't responsible for mains that break on private property.

Residents behind the complex faced a torrent of water, which naturally moved to the lower laying land their homes sit on.

"This whole street was shut down...water pouring down towards Black Creek Drive on Lawrence and also coming across the field here...flooding our basement. And then again today, massive flooding," one frustrated resident explained.

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Hotel Fire Causes $1.5Million Dollars In Damage

On Jan. 17, Roanoke Fire-EMS responded to a multi-alarm fire at 601 Orange Ave., Days Inn.

The call was received in the E-911 Center at approximately 2:26 p.m., and was under control at 5:23 p.m.

About 59 personnel responded to the fire, including Roanoke County's Air Truck and REMS Squad.

Crews found heavy smoke and flames. Conditions became hazardous so firefighters began to attack the fire defensively.

Smoke could be seen from miles away and the fire caused four lanes of Route 460 to be shut down because of fire hose being laid to a blue hydrant on the opposite side of the street.

The fire had many challenges due to void spaces, and other areas within the hotel which allowed the fire to spread.

The hotel was under renovation when the fire started. There were a few workers in the building when the fire started. There were no injuries.

Fire investigators are trying to determine the exact origin and cause of the fire.

Damage estimates are approximately $1.5M to the building and $250,000 to the contents, but this number could rise.

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Broken Water Main Floods Homes In Ohio

MINGO JUNCTION, Ohio -- Some Mingo Junction residents are dealing with a major mess after a main water line exploded Saturday night and sent feet of water pouring into homes.

City officials said the main water line broke on Center Avenue late Saturday. The line broke right in front of Marlene Ray's home, and on Monday, the water was gone but the damage inside and out was evident.

"Right now it smells like sewage and when you walk on the carpet it's real slushy," Ray said.

She and other homeowners are now facing the challenge of what could be a very costly cleanup.

"When I looked around the corner here I said, 'Oh my God.' It was going up the steps," Ray said.

Ray's son, Maurice, said the water was 5 feet deep and the furniture was literally floating. Ray's car was, too, and it is a total loss.

The family described the river of water that ran through a back yard, broke through a fence and flooded their neighbor Andrew Connor's basement.

Connor and his family just moved in 1 1/2 months ago and said, because of the water damage, he had to rip out carpet and drywall inside his new home. He said he's hoping fans will keep mold from forming, and he said his home insurance agent already stopped by but he's still worried.

"We're just hoping somewhere, somehow we're covered by something to help us get through this," Connor said.

Monday, Ray said she was still waiting for information.

"Today is a holiday, so my insurance company doesn't even know what's going on. I have to get in touch with them in the morning," Ray said.

She said with the utilities turned off, she can't even start to cleanup or stay in the house she called home for 35 years. Ray said if her insurance doesn't cover the damage, she's expecting the village to pay.

Mayor Domenic Chappano said that is something for the insurance companies to handle and said he would not comment on the matter.

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Pipe Burst Does Damage To IL Capitol

(IRN) -- Several offices at the State Capitol had to evacuate Friday morning because of a pipe burst.

Dave Blanchette, spokesman for the state's Capital Development Board, says a four-inch sprinkler main was open for a half-hour to an hour before somebody noticed. Blanchette says that somebody was part of a crew doing HVAC work late Thursday.

The offices affected are on the west side of the Capitol, including some Senate offices on the third floor, the treasurer's office on the second floor, and the press room in between.

Blanchette says neither a cause nor a damage estimate is known. He says the first priority now is to keep everyone out and get everything dry. He says the offices affected could re-open as soon as Tuesday.

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Broken Pipe Floods Library In Framingham

Framingham - The main library is closed for the rest of the day today as crews repair a broken water pipe and clean up flooding in the children's area.

McAuliffe branch librarian Jane Peck said a hot water pipe burst in the ceiling above the children's DVD section at the main library downtown, on Lexington Street. The library closed at 3:30.

The McAuliffe branch at 10 Nicholas Road in Pinefield is open until 9 tonight.

Peck said it's unknown whether the main library will be open tomorrow.

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Dentist Office Flooded By Water Main Break

KITTANNING — Water bubbled up through sidewalk cracks, flooded the basement of a dentist's office and flowed like raging rapids down Arch Street in the downtown Tuesday after a water main break.

The break occurred about 3:40 p.m. in a 10-inch cast iron pipe buried underneath North Grant Avenue, near the intersection of Clay Street.Within minutes, several inches of water were flowing over the street, filling up the basement of Dr. Ray Voller's office and flowing down Arch Street toward the intersection of North McKean Street near the Kittanning Post Office.

Crews from Pennsylvania American Water Co. responded quickly, shutting off water to the line within a half-hour. Borough police and firefighters from Kittanning Hose Cos. 1 and 4 had begun directing traffic through the area when water company crews arrived.

By 9 p.m. Tuesday, crews had punched holes through the blacktop and used a listening device to find the spot to begin digging a four-foot by six-foot hole in order to fix the broken cast iron pipe. Once uncovered, crews had to use pumps to drain the water from the hole to access the pipe, located four feet under the road surface.

Voller, who was seeing patients when the break occurred, said he looked out his window and saw water on the sidewalk outside his office.

"It looked like it was flowing uphill, which obviously concerned me, so I went outside and there was water flowing everywhere on the street," he said. "Then I went into the basement and it was filling up with water too."

Water company workers said water was shut off to Voller's office and the upstairs apartments, as well as five other homes in the area. They expected water service to be restored by this morning.

Workers said the cause of the break was likely due to thawing of the ground due to recent temperature fluctuations.

A portion of North Grant Avenue from Market Street to Arch Street was closed to traffic while crews worked to repair the broken line.

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Fire In Howard Causes $15,000 In Damage

Damage is estimated at $15,000 after a mechanical accident led to a fire at a rendering facility Tuesday morning.

Crews responded about 4 a.m. to a fire in the main production building at Sanimax Industries, 2099 Shawano Ave., Howard fire Chief Ed Janke said in a statement Tuesday.

It took nearly one hour for 18 firefighters on the scene to put the fire out.

The fire was contained to product in a material transport system, which spanned several areas and floors. Minor fire and smoke damage was reported inside the plant. It was not immediately known how the accident occurred.

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Pipe Burst In Illinois Capitol Building

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- State workers and reporters evacuated their offices at the Illinois Capitol building Friday morning, after a broken pipe caused water damage.

The water pipe burst directly above the press room at 11 p.m. on Thursday, said spokesman Dave Blanchette of the Illinois Capital Development Board. It caused damage to the entire west wing of the Capitol on multiple levels.

Fans and dehumidifiers were on full blast in an attempt to dry carpeting soaked by the leak.

Water damaged the offices of lawmakers, the state treasurer and members of the press.

"Right now we are working with the Capitol Architect and the Secretary of State's office to temporarily relocate these offices," Blanchette said.

The burst affects dozens of employees.

No calculation of damages is available at this time.

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1/19/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain before 2pm. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 30. Northwest wind between 9 and 11 mph.

Thursday Night: Snow, mainly after 10pm. Low around 24. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Friday: Snow, mainly before 3pm. High near 32. North wind between 9 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 16.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. 

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Garage Fire Causes $450,000 In Damage

SHASTA LAKE – A fire caused about $450,000 in damage Monday night to a Yellow Pine Avenue garage and six open carport-like enclosures containing expensive cars, motorcycles and speedboats, a spokesman for the Shasta Lake Fire Protection District said this morning.

Capt. Roger Moses said it appears that the fire, which broke out around 9:15 p.m., was caused by the improper storage of fireplace ash next to one of the open shelters.

The fire, which was fueled by gas in the shelters, spread to the garage, causing about $100,000 in damage to its exterior, but the fire did not spread to the adjacent home. The fire did burn a small area of vegetation, he said.

Among the expensive vehicles destroyed included a custom Jeep and a vintage Mini-Cooper which, Moses said, was “irreplaceable.”

Also destroyed were three boats, three motorcycles and two dirt bikes, he said, adding that the property was insured .

The fire was declared contained around 9:36 p.m. and was finally extinguished shortly before 1 a.m.

No one was injured in the fire, which was fought by firefighters from Shasta Lake, Redding and Mountain Gate.

Neighbor Don Jacop said he was driving up to his house on Yellow Pine Avenue when he saw flames on the hillside near the house.

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Burst Water Pipe Floods Warehouse

FIFE, Wash. - A large food warehouse was flooded Monday afternoon when a 2-inch water pipe burst, officials said.

Emergency personnel rushed to the scene, in the 2200 block of 70th Avenue East in Fife, after 4 p.m.

The floor of the warehouse, owned by US Foodservice Northwest, was found to be covered by large quantities of water. Water was gushing onto the pavement behind the warehouse's loading docks as well.

Fire department personnel are trying to determine the source and cause of the water leak.

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Broken Water Main Floods Two Buildings

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — About 800 California Department of Justice employees are being told to stay home after a broken water pipe damaged their Sacramento headquarters and a nearby annex.

Department officials say a water main broke in an alley between the headquarters and annex, disabling the water system in one of the buildings near the state Capitol early Wednesday.

KCRA-TV in Sacramento reports that the water leaked on some telephone wires. Crews say cold temperatures may have caused an underground pipe to crack.

Officials say it's not clear when the repairs will be done.

Meanwhile, employees are being told to work from home or at other Department of Justice buildings.

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Mobile Home Fire Causes $35,000 In Damage

Colton firefighters battled a mobile home fire Tuesday on La Cadena Drive.

The fire was reported at 4:44 p.m. at the Cadena Creek Mobile Home Park in the 2800 block of South La Cadena Drive in Colton.

Firefighters found smoke coming from the kitchen when they arrived. They extinguished the blaze, keeping the fire from destroying the entire home.

The fire caused an estimated $35,000 damage. Investigators suspect the fire was caused by an electrical problem.

There were no reported injuries.

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Pipe Burst Damages Burglarized Home In Des Moines

A Des Moines couple who had left town to meet a new grandchild returned home this week to find their Sherman Hill neighborhood house had been burglarized and a burst pipe had caused water damage to their floors.

The couple, Mary and Charles Pope of the 600 block of 18th Street, went east during the holidays. When they returned Tuesday, they found lights on in the house, water on floors and ice in a toilet bowl near the point of the break-in.

The cold air caused a pipe to the ice maker in the refrigerator to burst, and water poured out onto the floor and drained into the basement.

The 117-year-old hardwood floors in the kitchen stood up to the water, but floors installed in a breakfast nook and nearby den a decade ago were damaged.

"That's the irony," Mary Pope said.

Police said the break-in occurred between Dec. 28 and Jan. 4.

The Popes said they walked in the front door and found a lot of water on the kitchen floor. They walked to a back door and discovered a brick had been thrown through the glass in the door.

Drawers and cabinets were open. Among the missing items on a police report are a 42-inch flat screen television, two jewelry boxes and their contents, and sterling silverware.

Investigators have no suspects.

"The good thing about something like this happening to people our age is that in a couple of weeks we will have forgotten all about it," Charles Pope said.

On a more serious note, he said the couple feels violated, knowing a stranger or strangers were ransacking their home while they were away. They say they are not eager to see their heating and water bills.

The couple alerted other residents in the neighborhood via e-mail of the break-in.

Sherman Hill is a good, safe, neighborhood, said Mary Pope. Members of the association intend to keep it that way and mass notifications to neighbors to keep a watchful eye are part of the process, she said.

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Broken Pipe Floods Two Buildings In Sacramento

SACRAMENTO — A downtown Sacramento building is closed, and another is flooded Wednesday because of a broken water pipe.

The basement of the AT&T Building near I and 13th Streets started flooding just before 8 a.m.

In order to shut off the water and find the leak, utilities crews had to shut off water to the Department of Justice Building next door.

About 1,000 people work in the Department of Justice Building, they are all being told to go home for the day.

The AT&T building is still open, the flooding is only in an underground vault. Crews are pumping that water out into the street.

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Fire Causes $750,000 To Condos In Charlotte

Fire officials say a three-alarm fire Tuesday evening at a Myers Park condominium complex caused $750,000 damage.

No injuries were reported, but authorities say a dog died in the blaze at the Queens Station condos, on Queens Road.

Charlotte fire Capt. Rob Brisley said the blaze was reported shortly after 8 p.m. at the three-story complex in the 300 block of Queens Road. Firefighters found smoke and flames coming from the building when they arrived, and Brisley said it took 70 firefighters about 50 minutes to bring the blaze under control.

Resident Chris Wahl told WCNC-TV, the Observer's news partner, of the hectic moments when the blaze broke out.

"There was someone running, pounding, yelling there was a fire," Wahl told NewsChannel 36. "The place was lit up."

Another resident, Matt Dedrick told WCNC, "I grabbed my whole family and ran out. We're all safe, and I'm just glad everyone made it out alive."

Firefighters went through the units, looking for family pets. They found two cats unharmed but discovered that the dog had not survived. Brisley said investigators are working to determine a cause.

The American Red Cross provided assistance for families who were displaced. Brisley said four units suffered "significant damage."

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1/12/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

Tonight: Areas of blowing snow before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 17 and 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind between 15 and 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind between 11 and 15 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind around 9 mph.

Saturday: A chance of snow showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%. 

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Broken Fire Sprinkler Floods School Gymnasium

An auxiliary gymnasium at Black Hills High School in Tumwater is expected to remain closed for several days as it dries out from water damage following a burst fire sprinkler pipe.

Fire crews responded to an alarm from the broken pipe in a storage room next to the gym Saturday afternoon. By the time the water was shut off, more than an inch had flooded the gym floor, according to Tumwater School District Assistant Superintendent Bob Kuehl.

Temperatures dipped to a frigid low of 14 degrees in the Olympia area Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. Today’s forecast was partly sunny with a high near 42 degrees and a low around 36 degrees. The National Weather Service reports there is a chance of lowland snow showers by the weekend.

The weekend’s freezing temperatures also caused water problems at several schools in Lacey. Fire sprinklers broke at Lakes, Chambers Prairie and Horizons elementary schools and a domestic water pipe burst at Woodland Elementary School, according to North Thurston Public Schools spokeswoman Courtney Schrieve . She described the damage as minimal.

At Black Hills High School, most of the water was mopped up over the weekend. However since the gym has a floating hardwood floor, there are concerns about moisture on the underside of the flooring and in the gym’s subfloor.

“We are working with specialists right now to try and dry out the gym,” Kuehl said. That includes heating fans and dehumidifiers that can help dry the area beneath the gym floor surface.

The district had reduced power usage in all of its school buildings, which began winter break Dec. 18. Officials believe the lower temperature inside the building, coupled with the extreme cold outside, caused water in the pipe to freeze, Kuehl said.

School districts routinely turn down their thermostats when classes aren’t in session.

“It’s a balance between trying to conserve as much energy as we can without putting any of our buildings in liability,” Kuehl said.

District officials also are trying to find out exactly why the interior pipe – which runs between an older part of the building and an area of newer construction – froze in the first place.

“It wasn’t freezing in the school,” Kuehl said.

District officials don’t have an estimate for the damage. Most likely, the repairs will be covered by insurance.

“The damage could continue to mount depending on what happens to the floor,” Kuehl said. “The next four or five days will really tell the extent of the damage.”

Black Hills uses a larger gym for varsity sports events, so closure of the auxiliary gym will have the most impact on physical education classes and freshman and junior varsity extracurricular events.

“For the most part, we’ll just have to double up on usage in the other gymnasium,” Kuehl said. “There will be some rescheduling.”

Black Hills athletic director Don Farler said today’s boys junior varsity game against Timberline has been moved to Timberline High School and will be played at 4 p.m. The C team already was scheduled to play at Timberline today, but the game time has been changed to 5:30 p.m.

Last week’s snow and cold snap also broke outside sprinkler systems at Boston Harbor and Centennial elementary schools in the Olympia School District. Those systems will be repaired when the weather gets warmer.

“It’s not unusual for this to happen in this kind of weather,” district spokesman Peter Rex said.

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Museum Seeking Funds For Floods

New London - After a flood last March that left the Lyman Allyn Art Museum without an auditorium, museum officials are hoping for some monetary help to re-open the space.

"We are viewing this as a new naming opportunity,'' said Nancy Stula, museum director. "We're looking for an individual or corporation to endow our auditorium."

Stula said the auditorium is called the Lehman Auditorium, but she said the family is not interested in maintaining the name.

During the early spring storm that turned streams into raging torrents, flooded homes and washed out roads, many basements were flooded, including the basement-level auditorium at the Lyman Allyn.

"We're sitting on bedrock,'' Stula said. "There was nowhere for the water to go."

Nine months later, the museum is still unable to use the auditorium, where most of its programs were held. It does not have the $80,000 needed to renovate the space.

Because the museum kept no art in the space, it wasn't eligible for funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to rebuild.

"It wasn't considered flooding,'' Stula said. "It was called rising groundwater. No insurance covered it."

During the storm, which dumped 8 inches of rain in a few hours, water began seeping, and then bubbling up, through the cement floor, which was covered with a raised wooden floor. The staff started bailing, and when more water poured in, the fire department arrived.

"Everyone did a great job,'' Stula said. "And we tore everything out right away so there's no mold."

Educational programs were moved to a gallery on the first floor, and movies are shown in the library. No programs have stopped since the flood, Stula said.

FEMA representatives inspected the damage, and museum officials filed a claim. But FEMA denied the claim in June.

"The auditorium is not eligible for repairs because it is not used for preservation or exhibition of the museum's art,'' wrote Shakira De Thomas, the Connecticut FEMA representative.

"I think it's incredible FEMA couldn't lend us any support,'' said Stula.

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Fire Causes Minor Damage To Factory

LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP — Hot plastic is suspected of starting a fire that began in a dumpster outside International Precision Plastics Corp., 28251 N. Ballard Drive, near Lake Forest.

The fire started about 10:10 a.m. Saturday in a dumpster that was outside the factory, said Libertyville Assistant Chief Michael Cloe.

Factory employees had to leave the building, but no one was injured.

Hot plastic that was placed in the dumpster likely caused the blaze, Cloe said.

The fire was limited to the dumpster, which is about 12 to 15 feet tall and about 25 feet long, he said. The building sustained smoke damage only.

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Water Damage To Close Visitor Center

Water damage from a broken pipe will close the Town of Taos Visitor Center for several days.

The pipe burst over the New Year's holiday weekend, according to town officials.

The center will close Friday (Jan. 7) at 5 p.m. and is expected to reopen Thursday (Jan. 13) at 9 a.m.

Town officials decided to close the center as repair work will be done in the majority of the building and public rest rooms will not be useable.

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Burst Pipes Floods Schools; Schools Closed

Aylsham High, with around 1,000 pupils on roll, is among four Norfolk schools which will not be opening tomorrow because of problems with burst pipes and flooding.

The school joins George White Junior School, Norwich, St. Faiths CE VC Primary School, Horsham St Faith, and St. Martin At Shouldham CE VA Primary School, near King’s Lynn, on the list of school closures as the spring term begins across Norfolk.

At Aylsham burst pipes on the roof of the main building have left the school without water for toilets or catering.

Workmen had hoped to carry out repairs in time for the start of term tomorrow. Parents have now been told a decision on whether the school can reopen on Thursday will not be made until tomorrow afternoon.

Extensive damage from a burst water main has left George White school without heating or electricity and the phones are not working. Parents have been told to check Norfolk County Council’s school closures website regularly in case the school can be reopened ahead of the current estimate of January 17.

St. Faiths CE VC Primary School is also suffering burst pipes and heating failure. St. Martin’s should re-open on Monday January 10.

Anthony Curton CE VA Primary School, in Walpole St Peter was closed due to flooding today but is due to reopen tomorrow.

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200,000 Gallons Of Water Floods Home

A broken pipe inside a Lexington home went unnoticed for several weeks, dumping more than an estimated 200,000 gallons of water into the house.

Crews with Kentucky American Water were called out to the home on Otter Creek Drive early Tuesday to turn off the water, after a neighbor noticed icicles on the building that appeared to be coming from the inside.

"You can see water just coming out the side of the house and seeping through different cracks," said Bobby Scroggins, who lives right across the street from the house. "Blows you away that that much water would be coming out and doing the kind of damage it looks like it's doing."

Neighbors said the homeowners have been doing missionary work in the Philippines for the last several years and their daughter had been keeping an eye on the place.

"There could be ice all throughout the floors and of course, ice does damage to wood or carpet and everything else, so it's gonna be quite a loss," said Scroggins.

A spokesperson for Kentucky American Water said the company could not comment on specific cases, but they said they plan to work with the owners to help with the bill.

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Water Main Break Floods Civic Center Basement

"Mayor's office files from 1998." "Closed case files." "Archived newspaper articles." Those were just a few of the labels on boxes that were on or near the floor of the Civic Center basement when a water main broke on Saturday and caused flooding.

"We've got court records, clerk records, (records from) treasurers, building commissioners," said David Rector, general manager of the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Building Authority.

More than 100,000 gallons of water spilled when the water main at King Boulevard broke about 3:30 p.m. Saturday. Some of the water traveled along conduits into the Civic Center basement.

Although the Evansville Police Department is attached to the Civic Center, its basement, which houses evidence and records, was not affected by the break.

The muddied water that came pouring into a small storage room eventually touched every room in the basement of the Civic Center, in some places reaching a depth of 6 inches.

"We've got thousands of dollars in damage. I haven't determined what it is yet," Rector said. In addition to files and records, carpeting, extra security cameras, monitors and computer towers were damaged.

The Indiana State Board of Accounts owns those computer towers, Rector said. It has on-site auditors and offices down there, and officials will assess the extent of damage to its property today.

Rector said insurance adjusters will assess total damage this week.

But the records are the most important items damaged, Rector said.

"Anything else lost can be replaced," said Rector.

The scope of the devastation to these files and books is unclear. Rector said workers will determine what's salvageable after everything dries.

The Civic Center is 40 years old and houses records — such as the city government minutes from 1897 — that are much older.

Although the two dozen city and county government departments that store records in the Civic Center basement have an off-site storage facility, the basement was their first storage area.

A majority of the boxes were on metal shelves and were unaffected. But a lack of space required some be on the floor, Rector said.

"The files exceed the space that we have," said Rector. "... We just don't have the space to store everything appropriately."

Rector said mold shouldn't be a major problem, as antimicrobial material was dispersed and about 60 fans are still running to eliminate moisture.

The water from the main break made its way into the basement via conduits, which house telephone, electrical and data cables that run into the Civic Center.

Rector said officials will consider caulking these conduits to prevent future flooding, but the task may not be easy.

"We're talking some fairly large conduits," Rector said.

"It's not a 1-inch conduit that we can caulk and fill. Some of these are 3 to 4 inches in diameter."

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Fire Causes $350,000 To Garage Business Office

REDMOND, Ore. (AP) -- The Redmond, Ore., fire marshal says an area couple's garage-business office suffered an estimated $350,000 damage in a fire early Monday.

Fire Marshal Traci Cooper says Steve Kulin and his wife found the fire was in a building from which they run UDI Corp., a wholesale distributor of foam shipping packages. No injuries were reported.

Cooper says the fire had burned long enough that the ceiling collapsed, allowing flames to reach the attic.

The fire marshal tells KTVZ the blaze was likely caused by the failure of an oil-fueled furnace.

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Elementary School Flooded By Burst Pipe

EDMOND — Repairs at Will Rogers Elementary School needed after a water pipe burst during the holiday break will likely be nearly complete next week.

Associate Superintendent Bret Towne said the roughly $40,000 in damage caused by the burst was discovered on Dec. 28 by the contractor already in the building working on new construction.

A piece of ductile iron that carries water into the building failed, Towne said.

The break occurred under the floor in the music room, where the worst damage was found, Towne said. Damage also occurred in the gym, where sections of the hard plastic floor were removed, gym storage rooms, a hallway, parts of three classrooms and the office, he said.

Fortunately, the gym floor will not have to be replaced, which would have cost an additional amount of about $60,000, Towne said. It is being professionally cleaned, and should be reinstalled by the end of next week, when about 90 percent of the work will be finished, he said.

“What saved us was not having to replace the gym floor,” Towne said.

Towne offered high praise for Edmond Public Schools personnel who came in off their holiday break to work on the project. Other in-house work will save the district about $5,000-$10,000, Towne said.

All the areas have been cleaned and sanitized, Towne said. The water that came from the pipe was fresh, treated water, not sewage, he said.

On Thursday, a company was brought in, the normal procedure when this type of damage occurs, to test the air quality and for the presence of mold, Towne said. The results of the tests will not be available for a couple of weeks, he said.

Students are back in the gym and most areas, but not in the music room, Towne said. No information was available on personal items that may have been damaged, Towne said.

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1/11/11 Lindenhurst Weather Forecast

This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Snow, mainly after 8pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. East wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north between 15 and 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

Wednesday: Snow, mainly before 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 34. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Northwest wind between 15 and 18 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. 

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Sprinkler Floods Apartments In Downtown Sacramento

SACRAMENTO - The entire fourth floor of the Globe Mills Apartments on C st. in downtown Sacramento were flooded after a sprinkler malfunctioned.

Sacramento City Fire Dept. spokesman Jonathan Burgess said the call initially came out as a fire but when fire crews arrived they only found the fourth floor sprinkler spaying water.

Only one sprinkler malfunctioned, but Burgess said the entire floor was flooded when crews arrived. Rooms on the second and third floors and the entire basement were also flooded.

Several residents will temporarily be moved to different housing, but it is still unclear how many residents will need to be relocated.

Crews spent several hours pumping water out of the basement.

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Chimney Fire Causes Minor Damage

RIETBROCK -- Edgar firefighters were called to the scene of a chimney fire Sunday afternoon near Edgar.

The fire was reported at about 2:50 p.m. at 5680 Highway H in the town of Rietbrock.

Edgar Fire Chief Dan Dvorak said firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire after removing part of the chimney and surrounding wall. The home suffered minor smoke damage as a result of the fire, Dvorak said.

Firefighters were at the scene for a little more than an hour, Dvorak said.

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Flood And Heavy Rain Takes Boys Life

A Three year old boy died from injuries sustained after a wall collapse in the house he was in.

The collapse was triggered by the heavy rains that lashed the Winterveldt area, north of Pretoria this past weekend.

The incident occurred last night as another rainstorm lashed Gauteng. Spokesman for the Tshwane metro council William Baloyi said that in fifteen shacks were flooded in a Mamemlodi squatter camp also yesterday.

Another five houses were flooded in Mabopane, in Sohsnaguve. No injuries or fatalties were sustained in the incidents.

The shack dwellers have been given temporary accommodation in a local community hall.

The heavy rains caused also several roads in the Pretoria to be temporarily closed. 

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Sewage Continues To Flood Pub

A POPULAR Kilwinning pub was forced to close its doors at the busiest time of the year because it keeps being flooded with raw sewage.

Margaret Bradford, owner of the Tower Inn, says her problems started just after the Main Street revamp was completed in November last year.

“Since then I’ve had nothing but problems,” she added.

“I’ve had Scottish Water out four times because raw sewage keeps coming out of the gents’ toilet but they can’t seem to get to the root of the problem.

“It came to a head a couple of days before Christmas when I had to empty six buckets of urine and excrement out, then on Monday, December 27 both the gents’ and ladies’ toilets overflowed and the mess spilled out into the pool table area of the bar.

“I simply had to shut the pub up, there was no way I could keep open under these conditions – you never know what will happen next.”

Margaret finally managed to open the doors on Thursday night but claimed shops and pubs in the town were struggling to get back on their feet after the disruption caused by the revamp. Some months I barely make enough to cover my rates bill and now I’m not even drawing a penny at what should be my busiest time of the year,” she said.

To add to her woes electrical problems have caused the lights in the pub and nearby shops to keep flickering on and off and, when the Irvine Herald called last Thursday, there was anther huge hole in the road outside the Tower as workmen tried to trace what is thought to be a broken cable.

“It’s one thing after another,” she sighed. “When will it all end?”

A spokesman for Business Stream, the division of Scottish Water which deals with commercial properties, said they could not get involved because the problem lay outside the premises and they only dealt with internal issues.

However, he said he had spoken to Scottish Water who were going to treat it as a priority case and use the latest hi-tech equipment in a bid to solve the problem once and for all.

“Scottish Water are aware of the problem and have visited the pub on a number of occasions,” he added.

“They will ensure that this is dealt with as a priority matter and engineers will return to the Tower again and this time they’ll use thermal imaging technology to ascertain the cause of the flooding.”

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Burst Kitchen Pipe Floods Restaurant

ROCHESTER — The 103 Restaurant on North Main Street will be closed for at least the next week after a water main burst in the kitchen Friday afternoon.

Assistant Fire Chief Richard Giguere said the department received a call at around 1 p.m. reporting water coming down from the ceiling into the kitchen. Giguere said the water was coming through the kitchen's vent hood into the fryolators.

"We found a domestic water pipe up above the hood," Giguere said. "There was a heater up in the crawl space. The core broke, the water was just kept pumping through and it went through the ceiling."

Giguere suggested there was some type of malfunction with the heater that caused the break. He said they would have to close the restaurant until the pipe is fixed and the heat can be turned back on.

"The sprinkler pipes are up there, too, and we don't want them to freeze," he said.

Public Works employees were also at the scene Friday afternoon to shut the water off to the building, Giguere said.

Owner Eric Farris said the burst caused the kitchen to flood. He will be bringing in Servpro, a Dover-based company that specializes in cleaning up fire and water damage, to clean up the kitchen.

At this point, Farris said it's too early to assess how much repairs will cost, but expects to have an insurance adjuster on site in short order.

"All the interior finish in the kitchen is going to have to be replaced," Farris said. "It's because of the food in the kitchen. We can't run the risk of any kind of mold getting in there."

Farris mentioned that all the equipment in the kitchen will also have to be removed and cleaned because of the flooding, and that some of the water also got into the 103's basement.

"No one's going to notice it when it's done because it's all in the kitchen," Farris said.

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Broken Pipe Extends School Break

HUNDREDS of school children were expecting to get back to school after the Christmas break today.

But many others were still enjoying their extended break after frozen pipes caused flooding and heating loss at several Kirklees schools.

Children at Cowlersley Primary School, who were off yesterday, and Almondbury Infants School have already been told the schools will be closed tomorrow.

Staff at Holmfirth Junior, Infant and Nursery School spent yesterday mopping up to try to ensure the school could re-open today.

Head teacher Chris Cocker said pipes had burst at the school on Christmas Eve, causing flooding and several ceilings to collapse.

But she praised workmen who had been on site during the holidays dealing with the problem.

“We can’t complain. They’ve done a marvellous job.

“There have been plumbers and electricians on site during the holidays with dehumidifiers trying to dry everything out. “We had a training day on Tuesday but yesterday just wasn’t suitable for the children to come back.

“We are hoping to reopen on Thursday,” she said.

Flooding and problems with boilers and heating systems meant Birkdale High School remained closed yesterday.

Norristhorpe Junior and Infants in Liversedge, St Mary’s Catholic Primary in Batley were also closed.

Early years pupils at Field Lane JIN in Batley were told to stay at home again because of water damage caused by a broken pipe.

A spokesman from Kirklees Council said that engineers had been working flat out to fix leaks and get boilers up and running again.

Several schools in the Newsome and Crosland Moor areas also experienced power cuts yesterday with Berry Brow Infant and Nursery School and Moor End Technology College all experiencing short interruptions to supply. 

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Water Floods School Basement; Classes Still Held

An apparent break in the water supply to Grant School, 1528 N. Fifth St., early Sunday flooded the basement of the school building with about 3 feet of water, according to the Sheboygan Fire Department.

Classes today were held as scheduled.

A department engine was used to pump the water from the basement.

The Sheboygan Water Utility was called to stop the flow of water to the building. Alliant Energy was called to shut of power to the school and Wisconsin Public Service to cut the natural gas supply as well.

There was no estimate of damage.

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Basement Fire Causes $10,000 In Damage

NAPERVILLE — A basement fire caused about $10,000 worth of damage Sunday to a two-story wood-frame house at 1112 Summit Hill.

The Naperville Fire Department responded to a call about 3 a.m. of smoke coming from the basement of the house. When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the front door of the single-family residence.

The sole occupant of the house already had gotten out of the home by the time firefighters arrived, authorities said. The fire, which was found in a room in the unfinished basement near the utility area, was extinguished within 10 minutes, the Fire Department said. Neither the house’s occupant nor any of the 24 firefighters at the scene sustained injuries.

The Naperville Fire Department was assisted by units from the Naperville Police Department. The preliminary investigation of the fire is that it was accidental, but the cause had yet to be determined Sunday evening.

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Malfunctioning Sprinkler Head Floods Senior Complex

A running sprinkler system has left a senior apartment complex near downtown Sacramento with heavy water damage, fire officials said Sunday.

Firefighters arrived at the Globe Mills Apartment complex at 1131 C Street around 1 p.m. and found a flowing sprinkler in a fourth-floor apartment. Before the water could be shut off, it seeped into apartments across several floors of the complex near and below the affected unit.

Firefighters eventually pumped hundreds of gallons of water from the complex. Multiple units will be without electrical power until more cleanup is done.

The apartment complex is a $38 million restoration project -- built with more than $16 million in tax credits and $10 million in public grants and loans - that was completed about three years ago. The complex has 146 apartments, and is located in rehabbed barley mill in the Alkali Flat neighborhood.

Firefighters weren't sure why the sprinkler system turned on; building managers are working with a restoration company to quickly repair damage.

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Burst Pipe Damages Elementary School

EDMOND — Construction and remediation crews are working to repair between $50,000 and $75,000 in damage done to Will Rogers Elementary School over the holiday break from a burst water pipe.

Associate Superintendent Bret Towne said the pipe burst Dec. 28, flooding the gym, the music room, a few classrooms, the foyer of the school and offices.

Plastic tiles and cabinets in the gym have been taken up and the floor cleaned, Towne said. The carpet in the music room also has been removed and drywall and insulation replaced. Baseboards in the hallways near the gym and music room have been removed. Other rooms did not need to have carpet or drywall removed, Principal Sheron House said.

The music teacher lost some materials and some instruments but will assess those to see whether the damage is permanent, she said.

Luckily for the school, a construction crew was working on an addition to the school when the pipe burst, and they were able to alert school officials right away, House said.

“The situation was caught very quickly,” she said.

It is unknown how long the music room or the gym will be unusable. Towne said the gym floor is concrete underneath and already taped for basketball, so students should be able to play on that until tiles are replaced.

The district has hired a remediation company that specializes in drying walls and floors, he said.

Then the district will test for mold, Town said.

The district allowed a reporter and photographer into the school's music room this week but would not allow access to the gym. A strong musty odor was present in the hall.

House said children are being kept out of the rooms until crews give the all-clear.

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Sprinkler Floods Free Clinic

The free health care center operated by Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh remains closed after a sprinkler malfunction badly flooded the organization's downtown Pittsburgh headquarters. Spokeswoman Clare Kushma says the health center will remain closed until further notice and at this time they are not taking walk-in clients because the building is too badly damaged.

Kushma says the sprinkler flooded offices Tuesday but went undetected until Wednesday but by then, ceilings and walls had been destroyed or heavily damaged....

" We were told by the restoration company that anywhere from 10,000 to 12,000 gallons of water hit the basement. So we're looking at damage on the third floor, the second floor, the first floor and into the basement."

Kushma says staff are on hand and taking calls from clients who need help with basic needs such as utility bills but this is still hard on the clients.....

"We had great need prior to this happening. So, that's the unfortunate part for those that we serve. There was so much need and our being closed a couple of days, it's very difficult for an agency that is always quick to respond to needs of others to not be able to do so because of something like this occurring."

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Fire In home Limited To Kitchen

Sparks, NV - Thursday's fire at Verite Court appears to be accidental according to officials.

The two-story family home was unoccupied at the time of the fire, but substantial smoke damage to the interior of the home left the residence unable to be reoccupied. Fire damage was limited to the kitchen.

Sparks Fire Department responded to 6900 block of Verite Court within nine minutes of the reported incident. The Reno Fire Department also responded.

There were no reported injuries to the responding safety crews. Estimated damages are still unknown at this time.

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Burst Pipe Damages Burglarized Home In Des Moines

A Des Moines couple who had left town to meet a new grandchild returned home this week to find their Sherman Hill neighborhood house had been burglarized and a burst pipe had caused water damage to their floors.
The couple, Mary and Charles Pope of the 600 block of 18th Street, went east during the holidays. When they returned Tuesday, they found lights on in the house, water on floors and ice in a toilet bowl near the point of the break-in.
The cold air caused a pipe to the ice maker in the refrigerator to burst, and water poured out onto the floor and drained into the basement.

The 117-year-old hardwood floors in the kitchen stood up to the water, but floors installed in a breakfast nook and nearby den a decade ago were damaged.
"That's the irony," Mary Pope said.
Police said the break-in occurred between Dec. 28 and Jan. 4.
The Popes said they walked in the front door and found a lot of water on the kitchen floor. They walked to a back door and discovered a brick had been thrown through the glass in the door.
Drawers and cabinets were open. Among the missing items on a police report are a 42-inch flat screen television, two jewelry boxes and their contents, and sterling silverware.

Investigators have no suspects.
"The good thing about something like this happening to people our age is that in a couple of weeks we will have forgotten all about it," Charles Pope said.
On a more serious note, he said the couple feels violated, knowing a stranger or strangers were ransacking their home while they were away. They say they are not eager to see their heating and water bills.
The couple alerted other residents in the neighborhood via e-mail of the break-in.

Sherman Hill is a good, safe, neighborhood, said Mary Pope. Members of the association intend to keep it that way and mass notifications to neighbors to keep a watchful eye are part of the process, she said.

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Frozen Pipes Cause Problems In Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - It was a cold and snowy start to the new year in Arizona's high country. Freezing temperatures are keeping one group of experts working around the clock.

Five buildings at Northern Arizona University reported flooding after their water pipes broke because of the bitter cold temperatures.

Students at Sinagua Middle School have Monday off since classes were cancelled because of broken pipes.

Michael's craft store will re-open on Monday. They were closed Sunday due to a frozen pipe. Firefighters say that may have caused the front facade of the building to cave in.

Dozens of people who live in the area are without water. No showers, no working toilets - all after pipes burst and crews had to shut off their meters, making a busy day for plumbers.

Over the weekend, the Arizona Dept. of Transportation had their hands full clearing I-17, I-40 and Highway 89.

It's quite a mess up there. The good news is out of all of this, if you're heading up there for vacation - maybe to do a little skiing - all of the major roads are open. No issues have been reported, but still be careful as you drive up there and check the roads one more time before you leave home.

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Fire Causes $50,000 in Damage To Motor Home

MADISON, Wis. -- Madison fire officials are trying to determine what caused a fire in a motor home that spread to a nearby building and sheds, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage.

The fire was reported at about 1:20 p.m. Thursday in the 5000 block of Femrite Drive on the city's far East Side.

The fire in the motor home spread to a hobby auto shop building and two small sheds, fire officials said.

One of two brothers who are staying in the motor home tried to put it out.

"He had several animals inside that motor home. Unfortunately, the animals did not survive. He tried to actually also put it out with an extinguisher; that didn't help it. The fire was rolling pretty good," said Bernadette Galvez, Madison Fire Department spokeswoman.

No one was hurt, but three dogs and two cats are believed to have perished in the fire.

Fire crews arriving at the scene found a large black plume of smoke in the sky and quickly extinguished the fire at the auto-shop auto shop building. Fire crews also extinguished fire to a the motor home and two small sheds.

The Red Cross is assisting the two brothers with temporary housing and clothing.

Galvez said the motor home is a total loss. She said two sheds and the hobby auto-shop auto shop also suffered fire damage.

The Madison Fire Department said the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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