Prudential Tower reopens after leak, evacuation
August 22, 2009
By Nandini Jayakrishna, Globe Staff
The Prudential Tower reopened this morning, almost 24 hours after a leak in a pipe on the second floor brought thousands of gallons of water gushing to the lower floors and basement and forced the evacuation of nearly 2,000 office workers.
"We are running things as normal," Arista Joyner, spokeswoman for Boston Properties, the owner of the 52-story building, said this morning. "The Prudential Tower is open for business. Tenants are welcome."
Repairmen fixed the leak Friday, Joyner said, and the air conditioning and elevators are running. The skywalk on the 50th floor also opened this morning, along with the Top of the Hub restaurant, she said.
A Boston Fire Department spokesman said Friday that the basement and first two floors of the tower had "several inches of water" following the leak. Cleanup crews set to work on the lobby floor of the building soon after the incident. Joyner declined to comment on the cost and extent of damage caused by the water.
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