Susan Lewis, secretary, left, and Ellen Deel, principal, are unloading wet books in lockers on the second at Fayetteville Elementary School. The school had a water leak at a drinking fountain on the third floor and flooded the school.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — School maintenance crews are working around the clock to clean up after a water supply line failed and flooded Fayetteville Elementary Saturday night, confirmed Superintendent Terry George.
School has been canceled Tuesday while the clean-up continues.
George said the failed line ran to a third floor water fountain and was discovered early Sunday morning. Carpet in hallways and some classrooms was soaked, and water seeped into floor and around light fixtures in ceilings below.
“Our maintenance staff is working almost around the clock with machines and wet vac to dry out carpets and disinfect…
