Sprinkle system failure floods Middlebrook, damaging student property

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A sprinkler system failure caused flooding and property damage to dorm rooms in Middlebrook Hall on Sept. 10, according to a statement from University of Minnesota Director of Housing & Residential Life Susan Stubblefield. First-year Vivian Amos opened her door to leave for a club meeting when she heard a noise from her closet. Suddenly, the sprinkler in her room began to blast water everywhere, spraying Amos with dirty water. “I was in such a state of panic, and there was so much water,” Amos said. Amos said she spoke with police the night of the flood, and they confirmed the sprinkler’s water did not spray properly.