FORT WORTH -- Several Texas Christian University students who reside in the school’s Colby Hall dormitory were forced out of the building after a water line ruptured Monday afternoon, flooding the residential building, authorities said.
According to TCU spokesperson Tammy Evans-Mitchell, a chilled water line in the building’s attic was severed, which sent several gallons of water pouring into the dorm.
She said university staff workers were called to repair the pipe along with additional contract employees called in to assist.
“We are working hard to assess the damage and arrange accommodations for any impacted students,” Evans-Mitchells said.
Officials did not immediately say how many students were forced to leave the dorm because of the rupture or provide information on when they would be permitted to return.
It was also not immediately clear what caused the pipe to fail.