SEATTLE — Student housing at Seattle University flooded with water on Monday, forcing several students to evacuate.
Water was seen pouring steadily into a stairwell. A student posted a video to social media.
KIRO 7 stopped by the university and saw that cleanup was still underway.
Seattle University confirmed that a frozen pipe burst at one of their student apartments and the flooding impacted at least nine students’ units on the first floor of the Hopkins building. The water had to be turned off for all students in that building
The school, acknowledging the cold, said they’re working on making repairs and providing alternative housing to those impacted students as soon as possible.