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Dorm flood blamed on broken radiator coil

With the fall semester winding down, room cleaning probably isn ‘t high on the agenda of most UW-Madison students. But some residents of Chadbourne Residential College weren ‘t given an option over the weekend.

A broken radiator coil in a seventh-floor dorm room Saturday morning led to partial flooding all the way down to the west wing ‘s main level, forcing dozens of students to scoop up belongings and temporarily evacuate their rooms.