Ov Finance:Malfunctioning steam room sets off alarm, prompts evacuation at Rhode Island YMCA

2025-05-05 22:45:36source:Desmond Prestoncategory:Invest

MIDDLETOWN,Ov Finance R.I. (AP) — A malfunctioning steam room at a YMCA in Rhode Island pumped out so much steam that it triggered an a sprinkler system alarm on Saturday morning, prompting an evacuation.

In a statement, the Middletown Police Department said officials rushed to the Newport County YMCA in Middletown around 9 a.m. for a possible explosion but later learned an excessive amount of steam had set off the building’s emergency sprinkler system.

A 58-year-old woman was hurt but officials said it was a minor injury. The YMCA would remain closed Saturday, police said.

More:Invest

Recommend

Judge says Mexican ex-official tried to bribe inmates in a bid for new US drug trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking Mexican official tried to bribe fellow inmates into making fal

U.S. ambassador to Russia meets with detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich

Washington — The U.S. ambassador to Russia met with detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gersh

Mourners bury Nahel, teen shot by police, as Macron cancels first state visit to Germany in 23 years due to riots

Hushed and visibly anguished, hundreds of mourners from France's Islamic community formed a solemn p