One resident voluntarily relocated to Bryan Hall — pushed a moving cart carrying wet items covered by a towel until his unit dried out.

“I think the side panels got messed up,” he said. “Just a lot of water damage.”

Director of communications for the Division of Student Life Engagement Kat Cooper said that the flooding started from a sprinkler having an item hung on it in a dorm room on the third floor A wing. Local cleanup crews are already drying carpets as well as working with students if they have property damage.

“We do work with students if they have property damage during an event like this,” Cooper said. “In general, we work with students to clean things and if someone's books or laptop or anything like that gets destroyed, we do work with them on those items.”

Cooper said a flood earlier in the day can usually be dried out and resolved before the day is over, so students are not expected to have to relocate.

Tampering with fire systems in student living buildings is a criminal offense, Cooper said. However, there's no current evidence that this was a malicious event.

“If students are doing this maliciously, they can be held accountable,” Cooper said. “But we don’t generally press charges unless it’s some sort of malicious event.”

For resources or possible compensation for damaged items caused by the flooding, Cooper said students should contact their facilities manager through the Live On website or by calling (517) 884-5483.