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CBS 2 Vault: A model to understand what happened in the 1992 Chicago flood

Name: CBS 2 Vault: A model to understand what happened in the 1992 Chicago flood
Uploaded: 2022-04-13T17:55:00-0500
Duration: 4 min 36 s
Description: In the days after a tunnel system breach caused flooding throughout downtown basements in April 1992, CBS 2 built a model in our studio to help viewers understand what happened. In this April 17, 1992 newscast, CBS 2’s Larry Mendte is joined by Shane Albertson, a diver who was working to plug up the leak causing the flood.

In the days after a tunnel system breach caused flooding throughout downtown basements in April 1992, CBS 2 built a model in our studio to help viewers understand what happened. In this April 17, 1992 newscast, CBS 2’s Larry Mendte is joined by Shane Albertson, a diver who was working to plug up the leak causing the flood.