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Sprinkler flood forces Tower B evacuation

At the door of Tower B Room 1913, a heavy-duty yellow fan circulates the damp air. The… At the door of Tower B Room 1913, a heavy-duty yellow fan circulates the damp air. The residents, Lindsay Rowe and Lauren Burkhart, sit at their computers while the room continues to dry and neighbors pop their heads in to ask for air freshener.

According to the women, they were hanging clothes in their room Sunday night when Rowe ran out of space. Using the door as a makeshift coat rack, she said she began to hang something on the top of the door when her hand hit a sprinkler near the doorjamb.

The jarring motion caused the sprinkler to burst, emitting a

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