Flooding in the UW-Madison Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive, has prompted class and lab cancellations for courses in the building on Thursday, UW said.
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All classes and labs in the Engineering Centers Building on UW-Madison’s campus are cancelled Thursday after flooding broke out in the building.
“I know many of you are eager to enter the building, particularly those of you who conduct research in ECB,” says Engineering Dean Ian Robertson. “I ask for your patience and assure you we will strive to allow you to enter as soon as we can. We are working to determine the extent of the flooding and will follow up with additional communications as we learn more.”
Some UW-Madison students got an unexpected break Thursday after flooding in the Engineering Centers Building prompted classes and labs held there to be cancelled. In a message Wednesday, university officials said the cause of flooding is not yet known but multiple parts of the building were affected. Crews have sealed up the leak and are working to clean things up.
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