Construction accident floods Hillsborough County courthouse

TAMPA Construction workers renovating the Hillsborough County courthouse accidently activated the sprinkler system on Wednesday night, flooding the courthouse's ground floor with four inches of water.

Though staff worked through the night to clean up the mess, two courtrooms in the annex are closed today, soaked by the sudden downpour. They will remain out of commission for the rest of this week, said courthouse spokesman Jeff Stidham.

"Everything is fine," he said, "It looks pretty clean."

Video taken by County Court Judge Margaret Courtney, who was in the building around 9 p.m. when the sprinklers activated, shows construction workers and a Tampa Fire Rescue crew walking through inches of water in the annex's hallway. No other parts of the courthouse complex were affected.

Construction accident floods Hillsborough County courthouse 08/28/14 [Last modified: Thursday, August 28, 2014 11:42am]

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