MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are blaming melting snow for causing a power outage that forced the cancellation of classes at Van Vleck Hall on Monday. The outage also caused sporadic network problems around campus.
The outage began early Monday morning and electrical engineers investigated the problem to ascertain the cause of the outage and repair electrical service. Officials said that there’s also a “small amount” of flooding in the building’s basement, according to a UW news release. Officials eventually blamed the problem on a transformer, which is being replaced on Monday.