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House Rayburn Building floods

Rayburn House Office building is flooding, according to several sources on Twitter.

Daisy Thornton@dthorntonWFED

June 21, 2016 4:36 pm

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Rayburn House Office building is flooding, according to several sources on Twitter.

“The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is currently responding to a burst water line above the fourth floor of the Rayburn House Office Building,” said Erin Courtney, a spokeswoman for the Architect in an email to Federal News Radio. ” The leaking is primarily affecting the southwest corner corridors. Congressional staff and Capitol Hill visitors are asked to avoid the area to assist the AOC’s cleanup efforts.”

Courtney said at this time the Architect doesn’t expect Rayburn to be closed June 22.

Water gushing down the halls of Rayburn on upper floors. Some power is out in the bldg. Some parts of the hallways are closed off.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 21, 2016

Some elevators in Rayburn now shut off because of major water issue. Staff complaining no alert nor instructions from AOC or USCP — Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 21, 2016

Am told Rayburn waterfall is the result of a burst pipe. Water appears to be limited to halls/elevators/stairs. Not in mbr offices..yet

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) June 21, 2016

Rayburn is flooding! #RayburnFlood #floodof2016 pic.twitter.com/asH8j6EDX6 — Garrett Hawkins (@GarrettDHawkins) June 21, 2016

While that video was taken on the fourth floor, others report waterfalls on the third floor and in the elevators.

Waterfall on the 3rd floor of Rayburn guys. Grab your trunks! pic.twitter.com/vREaQ6eA6h

— Ken Farnaso (@kenfarnaso) June 21, 2016

The elevator is raining in the Rayburn House Office Building. #USCapitol pic.twitter.com/7AJzFvpsiA — Elizabeth Heng (@eliheng) June 21, 2016

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Apparently, maintenance crews are already on scene to deal with the flooding.

Crews trying to clean up all the water in Rayburn pic.twitter.com/7RP14lFDoW

— Michelle Macaluso (@MichelleMacFNC) June 21, 2016

Daisy Thornton

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