Burst Pipe Damages O'Neill Building

Federal officials say the Tip O’Neill Federal Building will open today after a section of the overhang at the building’s main entrance collapsed last night, due to water damage caused by a burst pipe.

A pipe feeding a heating/cooling unit burst on the second floor of the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. building, flooding a portion of the overhang and the ceiling above the lobby, said Patrick J. Sclafani, regional spokesman for the federal General Services Administration, which oversees the building.

No one was injured, and workers were able to isolate the leak and have cordoned off areas in the lobby and walkways as a precaution, said Sclafani, whose office is also located at the 10 Causeway Street site.

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