Workforce Services Building in Midvale Closed After Pipe Bursts

Feb 26, 2021, 4:16 PM | Updated: 6:42 pm

The flooded Department of Workforce Services building and parking lot in Midvale. (KSL TV)

(KSL TV)

KSLTV.com

MIDVALE, Utah – The Utah Department of Workforce Services building in Midvale will be closed for at least a week after a water pipe burst Thursday night.

Unified Fire Authority crews responded to the call overnight to find the building at 7292 South State Street flooded with at least four feet of water.

Notice: Our Midvale Employment Center is CLOSED

Due to a water pipe break, the building has sustained water damage and will remain closed until further notice.

For any of our services, please visit us online at https://t.co/hW8kw7HYqs.

— Workforce Services (@JobsUT) February 26, 2021

There was so much water it poured into the parking lot and posed a threat to nearby businesses.

Officials soon discovered the source was an underground water break.

The office will be closed for at least a week.(KSL TV)

Crews had to pump water out of the building and parking lot. (KSL TV)

The pipe pumped out nearly 100 gallons a minute.

Crews were called in to help pump out the water, and a disaster cleanup company was brought in to finish the cleanup.

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