UW-Madison: Faculty, staff return to Vilas Hall after flooding; cleanup continues in Vilas and Chemistry buildings
CONTACT: Meredith McGlone, meredith.mcglone@wisc.edu, (757) 477-2114 Faculty and staff have returned to the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Vilas Hall Monday to aid in cleanup while facilities crews assess and repair flood damage there and in the Chemistry Building. Both buildings remain closed to the public following flooding caused by burst pipes. In all, about 30 incidents of flooding occurred in 28 campus buildings from Friday through the weekend, likely caused by very low temperatures last week followed by rapid warming. No new incidents were reported as of Monday morning, suggesting the worst may have passed. About 180 course sections scheduled for Monday