The Flood of Aber Hall: Preventable or Freak of Nature?

On February 24th, 2023, University of Montana dorm and office building, Aber Hall, flooded. A pipe had burst on the top floor. Students were quickly evacuated from Aber and not allowed to return. They were relocated until the building was cleaned up and deemed safe again. The University says the flood was not preventable, but a former facilities and maintenance manager doesn’t believe the same. 

Listen to this week’s episode by audio editor Alyssa Tompkins to hear why or why not this flood may have been preventable and hear from a student who was directly impacted by the event.

Full transcripts of this episode and all others are available online at www.montanakaimin.com/the_kaimin_cast/

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A podcast from the Montana Kaimin, University of Montana’s independent, student-run newspaper.