SANDY A faulty sprinkler system at a northern Utah middle school has flooded an auditorium and destroyed computers.

Eastmont Middle School spokeswoman Jennifer Toomer-Cook tells the Deseret News (http://bit.ly/1oe7hoe) officials discovered the break Wednesday.

She says several inches of water flowed into the first floor auditorium and pooled at the stage.

Crews this week cut have electricity to the building because water also seeped into boiler room transformers.

Sandy Fire Battalion Chief Chris Dawson estimates the damage at $500,000.

He says a trench for a school construction project directed the water toward the auditorium.

Toomer-Cooke says insurance will cover the cost of repairs. She says the building will be ready by the first day of school on Aug. 20.

The Utah Division of Risk Management is conducting a safety inspection.

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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com

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Broken sprinkler system floods Utah middle school

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