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Water main break closes MLK Library on Thursday

A watery mess at a branch of the Milwaukee Public Library forces it to close Thursday.

Water main break closes MLK Library on Thursday
A watery mess at a branch of the Milwaukee Public Library forces it to close Thursday.
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WEBVTT WITH OUR THAW, THIS WILL LIKELY BECOME A MORE COMMON SCENE... RUNNING WATER FROM BROKEN WATER MAINS. WISN 12 NEWS' MARIANNE LYLES REPORTS FROM THE MESS CREATED AT THE MARTIN LUTHER KING LIBRARY ON MILWAUKEE'S NORTH SIDE. NATS OF TAPE SIGN BEING POSTED BROOKE VANDEBERG PUTS THE SIGN UP -- MARTIN LUTHER KING LIBRARY CLOSED. SPLASHING THROUGH WATER -- ON CHANNEL 1 A WATER MAIN BROKE JUST BEFORE 5 AM VANDERBERG, THE LIBRARY SYSTEM'S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SHOT THIS VIDEO OF THE WATER GETTING INTO THE BUILDING. VANDEBERG: THEY DISCOVERED THERE WAS STANDING WATER IN THE STAFF AREAS OF OUR BUILDING. MARIANNE LYLES: THE MESS IS BACK THERE AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO ENTER THAT AREA, BUT SIGNS OF THE CLEAN ALL IN THE FRONT HERE. WE HAVE THESE RAIN BOOTS AND RIGHT HERE CARPET DRYERS. VANDEBERG: THE GOOD NEWS IS THE BOOKS ARE OK. THE COMPUTERS ARE OK. THE PUBLIC AREAS OF THE LIBRARY ARE FINE. WATER RUNNING AUDIO 1 NO MAJOR ISSUES INSIDE, BUT OUTSIDE WATER RAN DOWN THE SIDEWALK AND ONTO THE STREET. SPLASHING THROUGH WATER AUDIO 1 WORKERS SPLASHED THROUGH... NATS JACKHAMMERING THEN DUG IN TO MAKE THE REPAIRS. AT MLK AND LOCUST IN MILWAUKEE MARIANNE LYLES WISN 12 NEWS.
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Water main break closes MLK Library on Thursday
A watery mess at a branch of the Milwaukee Public Library forces it to close Thursday.
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