Hunter
02/15/24
A water line break in the south wing of the Tippie College of Business on the University of Iowa campus earlier this week caused extensive damage to the second and third floors.
The Daily Iowan reports Tippie Associate Dean Barry Thomas was notified of the incident at around 8 o’clock Monday night. One of the toilets in the men’s restroom on the third floor detached from the wall, causing water to spew out of the pipe and damage subsequent floors.
Thomas told the DI the third and second floors have the most damage and some of the water leaked down into the first floor and parking garage. He added that two faculty offices and an information technology closet on the second floor were affected when the water seeped through the ceiling.
Damage to classrooms in the wing caused faculty to conduct virtual classes Tuesday and Wednesday. All classes will return to normal today. No damage estimate has been made available.