by Peter Kampschroeder / 10.13.2011
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COLUMBIA – A water main broke outside of the MU Student Center just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday during the erection of a tent for a College of Agriculture homecoming event.
A fire alarm sounded in the student center shortly after the break, but MU spokesperson Michelle Froese said she did not know if the two events were related. The alarm forced the evacuation of hundreds of students in the building for several minutes.
“I’m not sure about the fire alarm,” Froese. “It may have something to do with the water main breaking.”
Froese said staff quickly shut off water supply to the building, but she said the problem has been fixed. Staff has since restored water to the facility. Restaurants also temporarily closed, but Froese said they have also reopened.
The site is now cordoned off to prevent students from tracking mud into the building.
“We should be good to go,” Froese said. “[Just] don’t walk on the grass right now. It’s a little muddy.”
