Waterlogged library stays shuttered indefinitely in Edmonds
EDMONDS — Sno-Isle Libraries saw catastrophic damage at one of its busiest locations when a pipe burst three weeks ago.
In the vacant Edmonds Library on Friday, steel support beams were exposed at the bottom of every wall. Empty bookshelves were strewn around the children’s area. A paper “Nonfiction” sign was stuck to the glue where the blue-dotted carpet used to be.
Around 7 a.m. Friday June 24, Waste Management staff saw water spilling out the library’s front door. The leak likely started the night before, pushing out about 60,000 gallons of water over the next eight hours or so. That’s roughly enough water to fill two 18- by 36-foot pools.
“Every square inch” of the 17,000 square-foot floor was soaked, said R.D. Burley, assistant director of Facilities, Safety and Security. Standing water was 2 inches high in some spots.
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