UMBC Campus Closed Tuesday For Water Outage
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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The University of Maryland Baltimore County campus will be closed Tuesday due to a water outage.
A 12-inch water main at 5509 Wilkens Avenue in Baltimore was reported broken and affecting water on campus.
The city's Department of Public Works has a contractor working on scene to fix the issue.
12-inch broken water main at 5509 Wilkens Ave. Water outage affecting UMBC campus. DPW contractor on the scene.
— BaltimoreDPW (@BaltimoreDPW) September 17, 2019
Update: Due to the water outage, campus will remain closed for today, Sept. 17.
— UMBC (@UMBC) September 17, 2019
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Water is currently being restored to the campus as of late Tuesday afternoon, but evening classes remain canceled.
The campus will reopen on Wednesday.
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