Pipe Bursts in NMHT, Causes Flooding

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Summary

Cold temperatures cause a water pipe to burst in the National Museum of History and Technology, flooding the east section of the ground floor and basement with over 100,000 gallons of water. The ruptured pipe was replaced that evening and the building was reopened the following day.

Subject

  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 3/1979, p. 1.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

February 16, 1979

Topic

  • Closings
  • Accidents

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