Burst pipes cause flooding at Sisters Elementary School

Two pipes froze and broke in the early morning hours of Monday, January 14, causing flooding and water damage at Sisters Elementary School.

"We had a water pipe break in C Wing and we had a water pipe break in B Wing," said Sisters School District Facilities Manager Leland Bliss. "Most of the damage was in C Wing. The other one (in B Wing) thawed and broke while we were there, so we knew what was going on."

The C Wing breakage occurred earlier.

"It was probably an hour or two into it and it dumped a lot of water into C Wing," Bliss said.

No full assessment of the damage or cost of repairs was available at press time.

A community dinner and the Sisters Science Club "Bumbling Science" event set for Monday evening were cancelled.