Vandals cause flood damage in Payne Whitney
Vandals damaged a lock and caused pipes to burst in Payne Whitney Gymnasium this weekend, leading to significant damage to the John J. Lee Amphitheater, Yale Athletics Director Tom Beckett said Tuesday.
By Monday afternoon, water was streaming through the squash courts, into the ceiling of the amphitheater, and through stairwells, corridors and lightwells into the basketball arena below. Below-freezing weekend temperatures caused a sprinkler head to freeze and burst, sending gallons of ice-cold water down the stairs and throughout the building.
The cold outside air...
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